gear


Meanings

  • 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;
    • "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
  • 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.
  • set the level or character of;
  • GEAR v -ED, -ING, -S to provide with gears (toothed machine parts)


Scrabble Score: 5

gear is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

gear is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

gear is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

gear is a valid Words With Friends word