Definition of mechanical

"mechanical" in the adjective sense

1. mechanical

using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices

"a mechanical process"

"his smile was very mechanical"

"a mechanical toy"

2. mechanical, mechanically skillful, technical

relating to or concerned with machinery or tools

"mechanical arts"

"mechanical design"

"mechanical skills"

"a technical fault"

3. mechanical

relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics

"a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance"

"the mechanical pressure of a strong wind"

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Quotations for mechanical

Dexterity respects the manner of executing things; it is the mechanical facility of performing an office. [ Abbe Girard ]

The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge of some mechanical duty. [ Schiller ]

In the youth of a State, arms do flourish; in the middle age of a State, learning; and then both of them together for a time; in the declining age of a State, mechanical arts and merchandise. [ Bacon ]

Art employs method for the symmetrical formation of beauty, as science employs it for the logical exposition of truth; but the mechanical process is, in the last, ever kept visibly distinct, while in the first it escapes from sight amid the shows of color and the curves of grace. [ Bulwer-Lytton ]

mechanical in Scrabble®

The word mechanical is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters mechanical:

MECHANICAL
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

acclaim, anaemic, cacemia, calcine, caliche, chalice, chancel, laminae, machine, manacle

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word mechanical

MECHANICAL
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In mechanical

MECHANICAL
(207)
MECHANICAL
(180)
MECHANICAL
(138)
MECHANICAL
(120)
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ACCLAIM
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mechanical in Words With Friends™

The word mechanical is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters mechanical:

MECHANICAL
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

acclaim, anaemic, cacemia, calcine, caliche, chalice, chancel, laminae, machine, manacle

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word mechanical

MECHANICAL
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In mechanical

MECHANICAL
(297)
MECHANICAL
(243)
MECHANICAL
(174)
MECHANICAL
(150)
MACHINE
(131 = 96 + 35)
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