To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into.
A large flat metal piece wider than the valley to help prevent build-up at the base of the valley, either from debris or ice dam formations.
A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
A gousset, a piece of mail providing protection where armor plates meet.
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
To make by machinery.
To shape or finish by machinery; (usually, more specifically) to shape subtractively by metal-cutting with machine-controlled toolpaths.
A computer.
A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.
The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.