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motor
  1. A machine or device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
  2. (colloquial) A motor car, or automobile.
  3. (figuratively) A source of power for something, an inspiration, a driving force.
  4. Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
  5. (Christianity, archaic, poetic) The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “At the top is an electric motor that powers the winch so that the robot can climb down.”
      “That's a nice motor you have there. It would be a shame if I spilled my frappuccino on it.”
motorman
  1. (dated) A man who controls a motor.
  2. A person who operates a motor vehicle.
  3. (India) A train driver.
  4. Examples:
    1. “At the inquiry the motorman stated that as he approached the station, the signalman waved him in with the green flag.”
      “At first he had been employed as a motorman, but from the summer of 1992 he had been engaged as 3rd engineer.”
      “We stood for a short while on the platform to allow the motorman to change ends.”
motor vehicle
  1. Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor consuming fuel in order to provide power to rotate the tires.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The sleek and sporty motor vehicle zipped down the highway, leaving admirers in awe of its powerful engine.”
motorist
  1. One who drives a motor vehicle.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Another story to achieve widespread circulation is the one of the motorist caught exceeding the limit by a speed camera in Cheshire.”
      “The middle aged motorist shut his eyes and squeezed them like the jaws of a nutcracker.”
      “The shocked motorist rubbed her eyes in disbelief when she pranged her car.”
motorisation
  1. Alternative spelling of motorization
  2. Examples:
    1. “Today motor vehicle crashes are causing substantial numbers of deaths in countries that are relatively new to motorisation.”
      “Rampant motorisation, of course, is also exacerbating the nightmare of air pollution in Third World cities.”
      “This impacts the transportation sector with increased motorisation, increased number of trips and change in modes of sharing.”
motoring
  1. The act of driving a car.
motorization
  1. The act of motorizing something.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The number of fatalities per injury crash is also much higher in countries with lower motorization.”
      “Somfy operates in a single business segment: motorization and automatic operation of house and building doors and windows.”
      “So the star's three points came to represent the company's desire for motorization on land, in the water and in the skies.”
motour
  1. Obsolete spelling of motor
motordom
  1. The realm or sphere of motor cars; motoring generally.
motor vehicles
motorizations
  1. plural of motorization
motorisations
  1. plural of motorisation
motormen
  1. plural of motorman
motorists
  1. plural of motorist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Desperate motorists say they face an hour wait when trying to leave the car park at the end of the day.”
      “Residents say that their cars are being hit and scraped by motorists driving too fast along the road.”
      “The situation that existed at present was a danger to motorists and pedestrians.”
motorings
  1. plural of motoring
motors
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