engine

IPA: ˈɛndʒʌn

A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
(now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement.
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.
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, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track.
(computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
(obsolete) Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
(obsolete) The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
(obsolete) Natural talent; genius.
Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.

Examples of "engine" in Sentences

An engine working on this principle has therefore been called a _high-pressure engine_.
A vibrant, free economy energized by what I call the engine of "New Enlightened Capitalism"
The concept of a bike that doesn't sound like a large clanking train engine is a new concept.
Feeding fuel to the engine is an effective EFI system that helps provide instant cold starting.
And feeding fuel to the engine is a 39mm Kehin FCR-MX carb with TPS (throttle positioning sensor).
From watchtowers, the British army surveys what they call the engine room of iron Republican terrorism.
Key issues: Berg wants to cut taxes and regulation to help drive small business -- what he calls the engine of economic growth.
Instead, the focus needs to be on the fundamental security of "what I call the engine for the modern economy when it comes to cyber infrastructure."
Miraculously, the TAG engine kept running as he accelerated on to the finish straight to win the championship, the first time a driver had done so in successive years since Jack Brabham in 1959/60.
One of the most important changes in our engine revision strategy is moving to the Cloudmark antispam engine*, which provides 99%+ detection rate and less than 1 in 250,000 false positives (West Coast Labs).