"Machine" as a verb basically means to make or manufacture with a machine - so "machineability" means that something can be made this way.
md means polymer orientation in machine direction & td means the same in transverse direction.
It means to shut off the water feed to the washing machine.
it means to get over it.
The phrase "devising strategies" means figuring out how to go about doing something, by means of a specific sequence of actions.
This phrase literally means "god from a machine" and refers to old plays in which an actor dressed as a god was lowered by machine on to the stage and would take care of everything that went wrong. It now refers to any literary or dramatic device in which there is a sudden contrived ending.
Manufactured goods is a phrase used to describe anything that is produced by a machine on a large scale. This means that a machine can produce high numbers of the same exact product in a short amount of time.
Concerted means contrived or arranged by agreement or planned or devised together.
Comment décrire quelqu'un? is a French equivalent of the English phrase "How do you describe someone?"Specifically, the interrogative comment means "how." The infinitive décrire means "to describe." The indefinite pronoun quelqu'un means "someone."The pronunciation will be "kuh-maw dey-kreer kel-keh" in French.
Pax Romana. This phrase means Roman peace in Latin.
The phrase "junk in the trunk" is a colloquial expression used to describe having a sizable or prominent buttocks. It is commonly used in a playful or humorous context.
The phrase "dry as a stick" means extremely dry or lacking moisture. It is used to describe something that is very arid or dehydrated.
The phrase "gear up" typically means to get ready for something, to be prepared. It is normally used informally to describe the start of the preparation process.
In this context, the word "contrived" means artfully crafted or deliberately created. It suggests that the creation being described has been carefully orchestrated or skillfully constructed.
Could it be 'hokey', maybe? I just looked on Visual Thesaurus :P
The phrase "dressed to the nines" is an adjective. It means to be very well dressed.
This phrase is used to describe something that someone will like. To please the eye means that the person likes what they see.