engin

Meaning

  1. any device, contraption or machinery, particularly a complex, dangerous or powerful one
  2. a piece of military equipment
  3. a piece of heavy machinery
  4. (informal) any object whose name or function is unknown; a thingy; a gizmo
  5. (informal) tool (penis)
  6. a piece of hunting equipment
  7. an apparatus used in artistic gymnastics
  8. any tool or apparatus

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑ̃.ʒɛ̃/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium.

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