mechanism
B2Academic AWL-4Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈmekənɪzəm/US /ˈmekənɪzəm/
Meaning
noun
a set of moving parts in a machine that performs a task
“a delicate watch mechanism”
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“a mechanism for all teams to be even the”
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“Now if the procrastinator's only mechanism of doing these hard things is the Panic Monster, that's a problem, because in all of these non-deadline situations, the Panic Monster doesn't show up.”
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“no mechanism for a kid on the Gulf Coast to hear these unlikely heroes tell their stories Greenwich Village may as well have been a different planet though I can tell you”
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