machin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contraption noun A machine or device that looks complicated, unusual, or unreliable.
- doohickey noun A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
- gizmo noun A small device or gadget, especially one whose name or purpose isn't known.
- hickey noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
- stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.
- thing noun Any object, item, or entity that isn't named more specifically.
- thingamabob noun A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
- thingamajig noun Something that one does not know the name of.
- thingy noun An informal word for an object whose name the speaker can't recall or doesn't need to state.
- whatchamacallit noun An informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.
Senses
machin is used for these senses in English:
- contraption A machine that is complicated and precarious.
- doohickey (slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
- gizmo (slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.
- hickey (informal, slang) An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. [from 1909]
- so-and-so A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
- thing That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
- thingamabob (slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
- thingamajig (informal) Something that one does not know the name of.