| NOUN | artifact | motor | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| object | motor | a nonspecific agent that imparts motion | |
| VERB | motion | motor, drive | travel or be transported in a vehicle |
| ADJECTIVE | all | motor, centrifugal | conveying information to the muscles from the CNS |
| all | motor, motive | causing or able to cause motion |
| Sounds | mow'ter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | conveying information to the muscles from the CNS. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "motor nerves" | |
| Synonym | centrifugal | |
| Broader | efferent, motorial | Of nerves and nerve impulses |
| Spanish | centrífugo, motor | |
| Catalan | motor | |
| Meaning | Causing or able to cause motion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "motor energy" | |
| Synonym | motive | |
| Broader | causative | producing an effect |
| Spanish | motor, motriz | |
| Catalan | motor, motriu | |
| Nouns | motor | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion |
| motor | a nonspecific agent that imparts motion | |
| Meaning | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | electric motor | A motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
| engine | motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work | |
| stepper, stepping motor | A motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps | |
| Broader | machine | Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
| Spanish | motor | |
| Catalan | motor | |
| Adjectives | motor | causing or able to cause motion |
| Verbs | motor | travel or be transported in a vehicle |
| motorize | equip with armed and armored motor vehicles | |
| motorize | equip with a motor | |
| motorize | equip with a motor vehicle | |
| Meaning | A nonspecific agent that imparts motion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action" | |
| Broader | agent | An active and efficient cause |
| Adjectives | motor | causing or able to cause motion |
| Meaning | travel or be transported in a vehicle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They motor up the hill | |
| Example | "They motored to London for the theater" | |
| Synonym | drive | |
| Category | driving | The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
| Entails | ride | Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle |
| Broader | transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
| travel, go, move, locomote | change location | |
| Similar to | drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle |
| Spanish | conducir, impulsar, manejar | |
| Catalan | conduir, impulsar | |
| Nouns | motor | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion |
| motoring | the act of driving an automobile | |
| motorist | someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile | |
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