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magazine

/mˈæɡʌzˌin/noun3 syllables

Magazine means: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun.

Synonyms for magazine8

noun, as in a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip

noun, as in a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored

powder store, powder magazine

noun, as in a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

mag

noun, as in a business firm that publishes magazines

magazine publisher

noun, as in a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

What does magazine mean?6

noun

1

a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

2

a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored

3

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it“it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money”

4

a business firm that publishes magazines“he works for a magazine”

5

a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

6

product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object“tripped over a pile of magazines”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Magazine in a sentence

  • You must not read such a magazine, as it will do you harm.Mar1L
  • I read about the singer in a magazine, too.unknown
  • One magazine is for boys, and another for girls.AlanF_US
  • He sat reading a magazine, with his wife knitting beside him.unknown
  • When he opens a magazine, he will usually read his horoscope first.CK
  • She sat on the sofa, reading a magazine.Dejo
  • This magazine is published bimonthly, and that one is published quarterly.Vanilla
  • The magazine only costs two pounds, including shipping.Catriona

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of magazine

as a noun

plural
magazines