machine shop
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A facility that has machine tools for working with metals or other relatively hard materials, such as some polymers. Various kinds of machine shops make and repair all types of metal objects, from machine tools, dies, and molds to mass-produced parts such as screws, pistons, or gears.
Example Sentences
- "There is a very large and comprehensive machine shop, beautifully clean and with a wealth of modern machinery - wheel drops, hoists and all the usual running shed maintenance equipment, as well as supersonic^([sic]) axle testers."
Inflected Forms
Phrases
Machine shops use a wide variety of metal-working tools
milling machines
cutting and welding equipment
grinding and polish machines
Frequently Paired Words
Machine shops use a wide variety of metal-working tools
including:
drills
lathes
milling machines
presses
cutting and welding equipment
grinding and polish machines