well-oiled machines

A form of well-oiled machine — Something that operates capably through the effective coordination of many parts.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of well-oiled machine
Cite this entry
APA

well-oiled machines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-oiled%20machines

MLA

“well-oiled machines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-oiled%20machines. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well-oiled machines,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-oiled%20machines.

Source: well-oiled machines on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.