Machine and Van

Machine

Machine noun - A self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels.

Usage example: that Corvette is a machine that any guy would love to own

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

Van noun - The innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts.

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Machine and van are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Machine" instead a noun "Van".

old	old machine	old van
full	full machine	full van
special	special machine	special van
complete	complete machine	complete van
Other adjectives: certain, single, small, entire, massive, large, mysterious, gigantic, giant, armored.

The time machine was originally going to be a 1969 Chevrolet van, but when they realized the similarities to another science fiction film, they decided to change it... to a phone booth.

Source: Film / Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
While everyone sees God differently, to Curtis van Curtis he appears as a machine that can grant him every wish.

Source: Literature / Line of Delirium
Idea Bulb: When Wallace gets the idea to use his brainwashing machine to make the rabbits he has captured hate vegetables, the light on his van turns on... though that was Gromit's doing.

Source: Western Animation / The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

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Van and Machine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/machine/van

Machine & Van. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/machine/van>.

Van or Machine. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/machine/van.

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