Gear

//ɡɪə//

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The word "gear" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adjective.

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782 gear Gearhead all the gear and no idea angel gear arresting gear bevel gear bicycle gear bicycle landing gear blast gear body gear bottom gear brake gear brakegear cage gear chafing gear change gear change gears clash gear click into gear creeper gear de-gear degear differential gear drawgear epicyclic gear eyegear fifth gear find a new gear find another gear first gear fixed-gear bicycle footgear foregear fourth gear gear acquisition syndrome gear case gear change gear down gear head gear knob gear lever gear oil gear queer gear shift gear stick gear to gear towards gear train gear up gear-wheel gearbox geardo gearjammer gearknob gearless gearlike gearmaker gearman gearmotor gearset gearstick gearwheel gearwork get one's arse in gear get one's arse into gear get one's ass in gear get one's ass into gear ghost gear give someone the gears granny gear grinding gear headgear herringbone gear high gear in full gear in gear in high gear in the rear with the gear interrupter gear jacking gear landing gear lantern gear laughing gear laughing-gear low gear main gear mortise gear multigear nanogear neckgear nightgear nose gear nosegear out of gear planet gear planetary gear planetary gear train raingear re-gear regear reverse gear reversing gear riot gear running gear sanding gear second gear second-gear valuation segment gear shift gear shift gears shoegear shrouded gear skew gear spur gear sun and planet gear sun gear switch gear switchgear synchronization gear tandem landing gear third gear top gear truck driver's gear change turning gear turnout gear undergear ungear up a gear upgear valve gear wedge gear wing gear worm gear

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