factory
noun(fac-to-ry)
a station where factors reside and trade
factory
noun(fac-to-ry)
a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing
factory
noun(fac-to-ry)
the seat of some kind of production
factory
noun(fac-to-ry)
a ship equipped to process a whale or fish catch at sea
factory
noun(fac-to-ry)
a large industrialized farm; especially : a farm on which large numbers of livestock are raised indoors in conditions intended to maximize production at minimal cost
factory
noun(fac-to-ry)
the part of a factory among the ordinary workers where products are made
factory
noun(fac-to-ry)
an organization that consists of a group of people who think of new ideas on a particular subject or who give advice about what should be done : think tank