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machine
Noun
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A machine is a man-made object with moving parts.
I'm putting the clothes in the washing machine. Is there anything you want washed?
This new machine is the fastest computer I've ever had.
machine
Verb
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If you machine something you fasten or shape it with a machine.
cannon
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noun
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
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noun
heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
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noun
(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
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noun
heavy gun fired from a tank
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noun
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
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verb
make a cannon
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verb
fire a cannon
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noun
(= carom)
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other