# machines

Pronunciation: say "muh-SHEENZ" US /məˈʃinz/, UK /məˈʃiːnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of machine. — plural of machine
   - Simple: Plural of machine. Use this form when you mean more than one machine.
   - _Heavy machines cleared the site in a single afternoon._
   - _The museum restored several antique printing machines._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of machine. — third-person singular simple present indicative of machine
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of machine. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The technician machines every component to precise tolerances._
   - _This lathe machines aluminum blanks into finished gears._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/machines (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).