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1. engine
noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- engin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- engin (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Engine
- allergan
- allergen
- amerongen
- antigen
- bijan
- bludgeon
- burgeon
- cajun
- carcinogen
- collegian
- contagion
- dajun
- detjen
- dodgen
- dudgeon
- dungeon
- engine
- estrogen
- evjen
- gudgeon
How do you pronounce engine?
Pronounce engine as ˈɪnʤən.
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Sentences with engine
1. Noun, singular or mass
Thread the screws in until they make contact with the gas engine adapter plate or the electric motor.
Quotes about engine
1. There's got to be something you want to tell and that's the engine which spurs all of the work you have to do in order to create the story, but you have to love some sort of nugget of what you're telling to be a filmmaker.
- Bradley Cooper
2. Automobiles have always been part of my life, and I'm sure they always will be. What is it about them that moves me? The sound of a great engine, the unity and uniqueness of an automobile's engineering and coachwork, the history of the company and the car, and, of course, the sheer beauty of the thing.
- Edward Herrmann
3. Did he just rip out the engine?"I asked."Yes", Saiman said. "And now he is demolishing the Maserati with it."Ten seconds later Curran hurled the twisted wreck of black and orange that used to be the Maserati into the wall.The first melodic notes of an old song came from the computer. I glanced at Saiman.He shrugged. "It begged for a soundtrack.
- Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays
2. engine
noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] something used to achieve a purpose.
Synonyms
Etymology
- engin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- engin (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. engine
noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.
Synonyms
Etymology
- engin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- engin (Old French (842-ca. 1400))