the moving parts of a machine; machines collectively
devices performing work
Cases of word usage
1) complicated; (of machinery etc) built with many parts and difficult to understand (intricate)
2) a skilled workman, especially one who repairs or adjusts machinery (mechanic)
3) (a building (flourmill) with) machinery or apparatus for grinding grain into flour (mill)
4) a torn place in cloth etc; (a) regular payment for the use of land, a building, offices, machinery etc (rent)
5) a kind of vehicle used for pulling agricultural machinery or other heavy equipment over rough ground (tractor)