automaton, robot, golem
(noun) a mechanism that can move automatically
Source: WordNet® 3.1
robot (plural robots)
A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed.
Synonym: Thesaurus:robot
Hypernym: automaton
Hyponym: android
(chiefly, science fiction) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
(figuratively) A person who does not seem to have any emotions.
(South Africa) A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).
(surveying) A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
(dance) A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
• boort, torob
Source: Wiktionary
26 May 2025
(verb) confer a trust upon; “The messenger was entrusted with the general’s secret”; “I commit my soul to God”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
