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gear


gear - noun

  • a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
  • wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
  • a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
  • equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

    • gear - verb

    • set the level or character of

    gear - thesaurus

    appurtenance   cogwheel   gearing   geartrain   paraphernalia   pitch   train  

    Scrabble score for gear

    g is 2 e is 1 a is 1 r is 1
    Scrabble score = 5

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