Synonyms: gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel
Definition: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Similar words: wheel
Definition: a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
Synonyms: paraphernalia, appurtenance, gear
Definition: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Similar words: equipment
Definition: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
Synonyms: gear, gear mechanism
Definition: a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Similar words: mechanism
Definition: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
Synonyms: gear, gearing, geartrain, power train, train
Definition: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
Usage: the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
Similar words: wheelwork
Definition: mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)
Definition: set the level or character of
Usage: She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
Similar words: accommodate, adapt
Definition: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Usage: Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country