engine
Syllables: en·gineUK/ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/
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pin pen merger/ˈɪnd͡ʒɪn/
engine noun: a large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
Noun
engine (plural engines)
- A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- Their warlike Engins and munition
Exceed the forces of their martial men.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- Their warlike Engins and munition
- A tool; a utensil or implement.
- Flattery must be the most powerful Argument that cou'd be used to Human Creatures. Making use of this bewitching Engine, they extoll'd the Excellency of our Nature above other Animals [...].1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees
- What if the Foot, ordain'd the duſt to tread, / Or Hand, to toil, aſpir'd to be the Head? / What if the Head, the Eye, or Ear repin'd / To ſerve mere Engines to the ruling Mind?1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], epistle I, London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC, page 15, lines 248–251
- A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
- A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
- In France, the parliament soon became a mere engine in the hands of a few high-born and ambitious men, who had nothing in common with its interests, which were those of the people.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 75
- The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
- A self-powered vehicle used for moving cars along a track.
- A locomotive.
- A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
- a graphics engine
- a physics engine
- Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
- The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
- Therefore this craftie engine he did frame, / Againſt his praiſe to ſtirre vp enmitye [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 193
- Natural talent; genius.
- Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
- [...] their promiſes, entiſements, oathes, tokens, and all theſe engines of luſt [...].c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- You ſee the ways the Fiſher-man doth take / To catch the Fiſh; what Engins doth he make?1678, John Bunyan, “The Author’s Apology for His Book”, in The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC
Verb
engine (third-person singular simple present engines, present participle engining, simple past and past participle engined)
engine meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
engine in Hindi
- mechanical device
- इंजन iñjan, मोटर moṭar
engine in Tamil
- சூழ்ச்சியம், எந்திரம், இயந்திரம், பொறி, உள் ஆக்கி
engine in Marathi
- mechanical device
- इंजिन iñjin, अभियंत्र abhiyantra
- software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task
- इंजिन iñjin
engine in Urdu
- mechanical device
- اِنْجَن injan, موٹَر moṭar
More languagesFewer languages
- engine in Bengali
- ইঞ্জিন injin, মোটর mōṭor
- engine in Telugu
- ఇంజిన్
- engine in Malayalam
- യന്ത്രം
- engine in Kannada
- ಎಂಜಿನ್ನು, ಯಂತ್ರ, ಚಲನ ಸಾಧನ, ಚಾಲಕ ಯಂತ್ರ
- engine in Punjabi
- ਇੰਜਣ, ਇੰਜਨ
- engine in Gujarati
- એન્જિન, એન્જીન, એન્જિનને
- engine in Odia
- ଇଞ୍ଜିନ୍, ଇଞ୍ଜିନ
- engine in Sinhala
- එන්ජිම enjima
- engine in Assamese
- ইঞ্জিন io͂zin
- engine in Nepali
- इन्जिन, ईन्जिन
- engine in Pashto
- انجن enǰǝ́n, ماشين māšín
- engine in Tagalog
- likhisog
- engine in Arabic
- مُحَرِّك muḥarrik, مُوتُور mūtūr
- engine in Malay
- enjin
- engine in Indonesian
- mesin, motor, enjin
- engine in Thai
- เครื่องยนต์ krʉ̂ʉang-yon, มอเตอร์ mɔɔ-dtə̂ə
- engine in Vietnamese
- động cơ
- engine in Myanmar
- အင်ဂျင် anggyang, စက်ခေါင်း cakhkaung:
Examples of engine in a sentence
- Each of these aircraft has been upgraded with a new radar and a more powerful engine.
- He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.
- My site received twice as many hits after being listed in a search engine.
Synonyms of engine
Forms of engine
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | engines |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | engines |
| present participle | engining |
| past participle | engined |
| past | engined |
Origin of engine
From Middle English engyn, from Anglo-Norman engine, Old French engin (“skill, cleverness, war machine”), from Latin ingenium (“innate or natural quality, nature, genius, a genius, an invention, (in Late Latin) a war-engine, battering-ram”), related to ingignō (“to instil by birth, implant, produce in”). Compare gin, ingenious, engineer.
Words formed from engine
- bank engine
- bullgine
- Carnot engine
- Carnot heat engine
- crane engine
- cycloidal engine
- duplex pumping engine
- engine bay
- engine block
- engine braking
- engine cleaner
- engine compartment
- engine diaper
- engine displacement
- engine driver
- engineer
- engine generator
- engine-generator
- engine hour
- engine house
- engine knock
- engine lathe
- engineless
- enginelike
- engineman
- engine mount
- engine move
- engine oil
- engine order telegraph
- enginer
- engine-rich
- engine room
- enginery
- engine shed
- engine trouble
- engine-turned
- engine turning
- in-engine
- inline engine
- Lenoir engine
- microengine
- midengine
- multiengine
- Novi engine
- one engine in steam
- re-engine
- reengine
- retroengine
- retro-engine
- search-engine-friendly
- search engine optimization
- siege-engine
- stellar engine
- V engine
Phrases with engine
- U engine
- W engine
- air engine
- gas engine
- ion engine
- jet engine
- man engine
- aero engine
- beam engine
- beer engine
- duct engine
- engine bays
114 more phrasesFewer phrases
- engine oils
- fire engine
- game engine
- heat engine
- Hero engine
- Otto engine
- pony engine
- pulp engine
- rose engine
- sand engine
- spit engine
- tank engine
- wind engine
- boxer engine
- chaff engine
- chess engine
- crate engine
- engine hours
- engine rooms
- engine sheds
- ether engine
- horse engine
- light engine
- pilot engine
- siege engine
- solar engine
- steam engine
- water engine
- answer engine
- dental engine
- diesel engine
- donkey engine
- engine blocks
- engine houses
- engine lathes
- engine mounts
- garden engine
- marine engine
- monkey engine
- petrol engine
- piston engine
- radial engine
- rocket engine
- rotary engine
- search engine
- simple engine
- square engine
- switch engine
- tandem engine
- tender engine
- Wankel engine
- banking engine
- barring engine
- corncob engine
- Cornish engine
- draught engine
- engine diapers
- engine drivers
- in-line engine
- pancake engine
- ringing engine
- steeple engine
- storage engine
- winding engine
- aircraft engine
- chemical engine
- compound engine
- database engine
- dividing engine
- electric engine
- engine cleaners
- engine troubles
- engine turnings
- fire engine red
- graphics engine
- harmonic engine
- military engine
- overhead engine
- portable engine
- reaction engine
- shunting engine
- software engine
- Stirling engine
- straight engine
- traction engine
- East-West engine
- fire engine reds
- analytical engine
- combustion engine
- difference engine
- engine generators
- metasearch engine
- stationary engine
- two-stroke engine
- atmospheric engine
- four-stroke engine
- information engine
- engine compartments
- engine displacements
- reciprocating engine
- entry ignition engine
- honorary steam engine
- runaway diesel engine
- engine order telegraphs
- pulse detonation engine
- human flesh search engine
- triple combination engine
- answer engine optimization
- internal combustion engine
- internal-combustion engine
- employ a steam engine to crack a nut
- employs a steam engine to crack a nut
- employed a steam engine to crack a nut
- employing a steam engine to crack a nut
Words that rhyme with engine
Questions about engine
- What does engine mean?
- Engine means a large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- What is engine in Hindi?
- Engine in Hindi is इंजन (iñjan), मोटर (moṭar). See Engine meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is engine?
- Engine can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce engine?
- Engine is pronounced /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of engine?
- The plural of engine is engines.
Words near engine in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: engine (page history and authors); engine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); engine (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); engine (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); engine (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); engine (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); engine (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); engine (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ইঞ্জিন (Assamese) (page history and authors); engine (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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