A device that automatically records voice mail from unanswered telephone calls.

(computing theory) Ellipsis of finite-state machine.. / (Marxism) The state machinery; state apparatus.

A facility that has machine tools for working with metals or other relatively hard materials, such as some polymers. Various kinds of machine shops make and repair all types of metal objects, from machine tools, dies, and molds to mass-produced parts such as screws, pistons, or gears.

(historical) Around the 19th century, a portable changing room that was rolled down a beach to the edge of the sea to allow people to paddle in the sea modestly.

(physics, engineering) A device that only requires the application of a single force to work. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see simple, machine.

A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.

A vending machine that dispenses soft drinks.

(derogatory) A woman, regarded as somebody whose sole purpose is to bear children.

A coin-operated machine that dispenses gumballs. / (slang) The flashing light on top of a police car. / (slang, by extension) A police car.

Any mechanical or electromechanical device used to stitch cloth or other material; normally uses two threads to form lock stitches