- motor
- n1. engine, internal-combustion engine, gasoline engine, gas engine; aeromotor, air motor or engine; inboard-outboard engine, outboard motor; power plant, power source, innards.2. electric motor, dynamo, dynamotor, generator, turbine, transformer, transducer, universal motor.3. automobile, car, auto, vehicle, machine, motorized vehicle, motorcar, autocar, voiture, Inf. wheels, Inf. bus, Inf. buggy, Inf. bug, Inf. jalopy, Inf. wreck, Inf. rattletrap, Inf. clunker, Sl bomb, Sl crate, Sl tub, Sl boat, Sl heap, Sl bucket of bolts; coupe, landau, limousine, Inf. limo, convertible, roadster, touring car, runabout, two-seater, phaeton, Auto. Obs. brougham, Auto. Obs. cabriolet, electric car, elec-tromobile, locomobile, steamer, Inf. flivver, Inf. tin Lizzie, classic, antique car, antique; compact car, hardtop, sedan, sports car; station wagon, country or beach wagon, camper, van, jeep, land rover, beach or dune buggy, swamp buggy; race car, racer, racing car, stock car, Indy car, midget racer, funny car, Sl dragster, Sl hotrod.4. police car, patrol car, Inf. prowl car, Inf. black and white, cruiser; truck, trailer truck, trailer, pickup truck, pickup, tractor trailer, semi-trailer, Inf. semi, Inf. rig, Brit. lorry; bus, motorbus, autobus, motor coach, coach, omnibus, Inf. jitney, Inf. double-decker; cab, taxicab, taxi; rental car, hired car, Inf. rent-a-car; motorcycle, motorbike, bike, road bike, Inf. chopper; trailbike, minibike, pedicab or pedibike, Inf. roadrunner.adj5. impelling, propelling, propellant, driving.v6. drive, ride, go for a ride or drive, tour, travel, take or make a trip, taxi, bus; Inf. cruise, Inf. cruise along, Inf. tool, Inf. tool along; go by road, take to the road, travel the highways and byways, take the back roads
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.