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Meaning of "fruit machine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRUIT MACHINE

fruit machine play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRUIT MACHINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fruit machine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRUIT MACHINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fruit machine in the English dictionary

The definition of fruit machine in the dictionary is a gambling machine that pays out when certain combinations of diagrams, usually of fruit, are displayed.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRUIT MACHINE

fruit cake
fruit cocktail
fruit cup
fruit dish
fruit drink
fruit drop
fruit farm
fruit farmer
fruit farming
fruit fly
fruit gum
fruit juice
fruit knife
fruit knives
fruit salad
fruit salts
fruit shop
fruit stall
fruit sugar
fruit tree

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRUIT MACHINE

answering machine
automated teller machine
chine
coffee machine
drum machine
fax machine
flying machine
life-support machine
machine
milling machine
poker machine
propaganda machine
sewing machine
shine
simple machine
slot machine
tape machine
time machine
vending machine
voting machine
washing machine

Synonyms and antonyms of fruit machine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fruit machine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRUIT MACHINE

Find out the translation of fruit machine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fruit machine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fruit machine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水果赌博机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tragaperras
570 millions of speakers

English

fruit machine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फल मशीन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

آلَةُ القِمَار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

игральный автомат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

máquina caça-níqueis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফল মেশিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

machine à sous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mesin buah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spielautomat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スロットマシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬롯머신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Woh mesin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy đánh bạc điện tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழம் இயந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फळ मशीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Meyve makinesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slot machine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

automat do gry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гральний автомат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aparat de joc în care se introduc monede
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουλοχέρης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrugte masjien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spelautomat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spilleautomat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fruit machine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRUIT MACHINE»

The term «fruit machine» is normally little used and occupies the 111.152 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRUIT MACHINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fruit machine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRUIT MACHINE»

Discover the use of fruit machine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fruit machine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Fruit Machine: Twenty Years of Writings on Queer Cinema
DIVA selection of writings on gay and lesbian cinema by one of the pioneers of queer film criticism./div "Tom Waugh was thinking queerly about the movies for decades before the New Queer Cinema was a market niche, but without his careful ...
Thomas Waugh, 2000
2
Adolescent Gambling
When I began empirical work in this area in 1987. little was known about the phenomenon of excessive fruit machine playing among adolescents; therefore some exploratory pilot work involving informal discussions with eight 'fruit machine ...
Mark Griffiths, 1995
3
Articles on 1960s in Lgbt History, Including: Stonewall ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
4
The Canadian War on Queers: National Security as Sexual ...
The publication of this book was followed by the spring 2005 unveiling of an exhibit at the Canadian War Museum that claimed to be about the fruit machine. Following are Gary Kinsman's comments regarding the show: I went on a field trip to ...
Patrizia Gentile, 2010
5
Lgbt History in Canad: Fruit Machine, Timeline of Lgbt ...
Excerpt: This is a timeline of notable events in the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Canada. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1279606
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
6
Articles on Male Homosexuality, Including: Fruit Machine ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
7
Fruit-growing
Because a certain grower labels his fruit "machine graded" does not mean that it will be perfectly graded by any manner of means. I have known orchardists to pass a crop over a grading machine and include everything that came from the tree.
Benjamin Wallace Douglas, 1922
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Congressional Serial Set
30 718.628 Nov. 18 715,667 Dec. 9 889 1190 ) 191 1406 1018 9271 1990 595 190 99 1011 mi 99 100 100 100 101 100 101 mi 118 998 53 9650 89 1 856 9840 : »ir, 9970 1894 2215 Iuvention. Cherries 6r other single-stoned fruit. Machine ...
‎1903
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Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents
Fruit. Machine for stemming. J. B. Foote. No. 1,298,488 ; Mar. 25 : v. 260 : p. 676. Fruit-picker. A. S. Adams. No. 1,309,712 ; July 15 : v. 264 : p. 380. Fruit-picker. S. W. Gerrish. No. 1.295,888 ; Mar. 4 ; v. 260: p. 16. Fruit-picker. E. C. Goussy. No.
United States. Patent Office, 1920
10
Commissioner of Patents Annual Report
Newman. No. 1,261,954; Apr. 9; v. 249; p. 303. Fruit, Machine for cutting) und pitting drupaeeous. H. C. MeCurrie. No. 1.286,68 ; Dec. 3; v. 257 ; p. 121. Fruit- marker. F. M. Benwny. No. 1.273,721; July 23; v. 252; р. 909.
United States. Patent Office, 1919

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRUIT MACHINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fruit machine is used in the context of the following news items.
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The high tech gadgets helping to prevent crime in Norwich's clubland
He said he was expecting to be asked for ID, but was not prepared for what looked like “a rather out of place fruit machine” when he reached ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
2
Soho village fête is on song as Ludovic wins prestigious waiters' race
The race was one of a number of events including a spaghetti-eating contest, a human fruit machine, a fortune teller and an Alpine horn contest ... «West End Extra, Jul 15»
3
Pubs must take action against rise of casual dining sector, warns …
When I bought a fruit machine a child protection agency had to review it.” Yet despite the challenges pubs in Norfolk had seen an upturn in ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
4
The Best Places to Order Frozen Drinks in DC
Case in point: The Ghost in the Fruit Machine, an unconventional Negroni slushy, made with Green Hat Gin, a Cheerwine shrub, Campari, ... «DCist.com, Jul 15»
5
Marston's looks to upmarket pub grub as recipe for success
Inside, however, the only remaining traces of its previous incarnation as a dingy country “boozer” are the fruit machine and the bar itself. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
6
Hunger up, taxation down...
We should now add the UK Cabinet to the list of power companies, pay-day lenders, bankers and fruit machine bandits who dine out on the ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
7
Bacon Buttie Festival in March
... music from a brass ensemble, live drama and the usual fun and games including quoits, a book stall, cake stall and a human fruit machine.”. «Fenland Citizen, Jul 15»
8
Sedlescombe fayre set for July 18
Many of the old favourites including a coconut shy, crockery smashing, and human fruit machine will be joined by new attractions like 'guess ... «Rye and Battle Today, Jul 15»
9
Nuneaton summer fair is a delight for all
Park Lane pupils create a human fruit machine during the festivities. TRANSFORMATION... Izzy and Jay get their faces painted for the occasion ... «Nuneaton News, Jul 15»
10
Old Buckenham fete adopts America independence theme
... members of Old Buckenham Players Josh Francis, Sam Mann and Becky Scott on the human fruit machine ENGANL00120120309105314. «Diss Express, Jul 15»

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