motor, motive(a)
(adjective) causing or able to cause motion; “a motive force”; “motive power”; “motor energy”
centrifugal, motor
(adjective) conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; “motor nerves”
motor
(noun) machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
motor
(noun) a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; “happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action”
drive, motor
(verb) travel or be transported in a vehicle; “We drove to the university every morning”; “They motored to London for the theater”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
motor (plural motors)
A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
(colloquial) A motor car, or automobile.
(figuratively) A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
(Christianity, archaic, poetic) The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
(prison slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
Synonym: kicker
• engine
motor (not comparable)
(biology) relating to the ability to move
Relating to motor cars
(nautical) Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).
motor (third-person singular simple present motors, present participle motoring, simple past and past participle motored)
(dated) To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.
(informal) To move at a brisk pace.
(slang) To leave.
• morto
Source: Wiktionary
Mo"tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.]
1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.
2. (Mach.)
Definition: A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work.
Mo"tor, Mo"to*ry, Mo*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. motorius that has motion. See Motor, n.]
Definition: Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; - - applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
