motor
/ˈmoʊtəɹ/ noun B1- A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion. · Near-synonyms: drive, engine (sometimes synonymous)· The door can close by itself because there's a small motor built into it.
- A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles. · Nice motor!· Motor insurance is expensive for youngsters.
- A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
- Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
- The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
Plural motors
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Van Schuylight Suffolk-Jones—came out to his waiting motor-car, wrinkling a contumelious nostril, as usual, at the Italian renaissance sculpture of the soap palace’s front elevation.
Furthermore, the intricate fine motor skills required to manipulate a pen stimulate specific neural pathways directly associated with creativity and sustained focus.
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