Engine and Structure

Engine

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

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Structure and engine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Structure" instead a noun "Engine".

Nearby Words: engineer, enginery

Structure noun - Something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity.

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Engine and structure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engine" instead a noun "Structure".

exact	exact engine	exact structure
similar	similar engine	similar structure
alien	alien engine	alien structure
standard	standard engine	standard structure
Other adjectives: original, proper, single, small, actual, entire, real, massive, large, built, enormous, huge, main, internal, new, unique, military, titular, basic, different, giant, existing.

An odd version was present in War Craft II, where gold mines could be destroyed, though their HP was as high as the game's engine would allow for a unit or structure.

Source: Death of a Thousand Cuts aka: Death By A Thousand Cuts
Tropico 5 averted the stagnation with a completely new engine and game structure.

Source: Video Game / Tropico
Thomas the Tank Engine and Theodore Tugboat, both shows about talking vehicles with a similar structure, had a few cases of this.

Source: Names The Same / Western Animation

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