Hypernyms for "engine"
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aircraft engine
arbalest
arbalist
automobile engine
auxiliary engine
ballista
battering ram
bricole
catapult
choo-choo
diesel locomotive
dinkey
dinky
donkey engine
electric locomotive
generator
heat engine
iron horse
mangonel
onager
pilot engine
reaction engine
reaction-propulsion engine
shunter
steam locomotive
switch engine
tank engine
tank locomotive
traction engine
trebuchet
trebucket
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.