Design and Machine

Design

Design noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.

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Machine and design are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Machine" instead a noun "Design".

Machine noun - A device that changes energy into mechanical motion.

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Design and machine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Design" instead a noun "Machine".

human	human design	human machine
old	old design	old machine
particular	particular design	particular machine
similar	similar design	similar machine
Other adjectives: complex, alien, original, simple, actual, entire, cute, new, mechanical, strange, different, red, industrial.

There are so many changes and alterations that the only thing the film has in common with the source material is the titular Time Machine and the design of the Morlocks.

Source: Animated Adaptation
In the Digimon franchise, a few machine-based Mons have these, most notably Imperialdramon (his type isn't Machine if you wanna get technical, but his design is based on Transforming Mecha).

Source: Wave Motion Gun
A Wellington boot on a stick is often part of the design, regardless of the machine's intended function.

Source: Rube Goldberg Device

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