Definition of gear

"gear" in the noun sense

1. gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

2. gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train

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"

3. gear, gear mechanism

a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

4. gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance

equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

"gear" in the verb sense

1. gear, pitch

set the level or character of

"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

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Quotations for gear

Little gear, less care. [ Scotch Proverb ]

Gather gear by every wile
That's justified by honor;
Not for to hide it in a hedge,
Nor for a train attendant;
But for the glorious privilege
Of being independent. [ Burns ]

Gear is easier gained than guided. [ Proverb ]

gear in Scrabble®

The word gear is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 5

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters gear:

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gear in Words With Friends™

The word gear is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters gear:

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Word Growth involving gear

Shorter words in gear

ar ear

Longer words containing gear

dogear dogeared

dogear dogearing

dogear dogears

footgear

gearbox gearboxes

gearcase gearcases

gearchange gearchanges

geared dogeared

geared multigeared

geared overgeared

geared regeared

geared ungeared

gearhead gearheads

gearing dogearing

gearing gearings

gearing multigearing

gearing overgearing

gearing regearing

gearless

gears dogears

gears gearset gearsets

gears gearshift gearshifted

gears gearshift gearshifter gearshifters

gears gearshift gearshifting

gears gearshift gearshifts

gears gearstick gearsticks

gears headgears

gears multigears

gears nightgears

gears overgears

gears regears

gears wormgears

geartrain geartrains

geartype geartypes

gearwheel gearwheels

headgear headgears

landinggear

multigear multigeared

multigear multigearing

multigear multigears

nightgear nightgears

overgear overgeared

overgear overgearing

overgear overgears

regear regeared

regear regearing

regear regears

reversegear

wormgear wormgears