mechanism

mechanism is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod.
2. noun. Mechanical operation or action.
3. noun. An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.
4. noun. the technical aspects of doing something

   "a mechanism of social control"

   "mechanisms of communication"

   Synonyms: mechanics

5. noun. device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
6. noun. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
7. noun. a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function

   "the mechanism of the ear"

   "the mechanism of infection"

8. noun. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

   "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

Synonyms

mechanics

Common word forms

mechanisms

Words from these letters

If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for MECHANISM lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.