gears

Meaning of gears

plural noun
  1. a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels).
    a racing bike with ten-speed gears
  2. equipment or apparatus that is used for a particular purpose.
    camping gear
verb, 3rd person present
  1. prepare, adjust, or equip for a particular purpose or need.
    they gear workouts to your specific needs
    the interactive quiz has been geared for those aged 6 to 12 years
    the programme is geared towards families on lower incomes
  2. design or adjust the gears in a machine to give a specified speed or power output.
    the vehicle's geared too high for serious off-road use

Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse gervi . Early senses expressed the general meaning ‘equipment or apparatus’, later ‘mechanism’: hence gear (sense 1 of the noun) (early 19th century).

Information about gears

  • The singular form of gears is: gear.
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Hyphenation of gears

gears

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • gears is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

gears synonyms

Meaning a toothed wheel in a set of gears:

gearwheel

Meaning a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge, which transfers motion by engaging with projections on another wheel or bar:

cog

Meaning another term for cog1:

cogwheel

Meaning the rate at which someone or something moves or operates or is able to move or operate:

speed

Meaning the necessary items for a particular purpose:

equipment

Meaning the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose:

apparatus

Meaning miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity:

paraphernalia

Meaning a particular item or object:

articles

Meaning a device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task:

appliances

Meaning equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance:

impedimenta

Meaning a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function:

tools

Meaning a tool, container, or other article, especially for household use:

utensils

Meaning a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose:

implements

Meaning a tool or implement, especially one for precision work:

instruments

Meaning tools, machinery, and other durable equipment:

hardware

Meaning a small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one:

gadgets

Meaning small mechanical or electronic devices or tools, especially ingenious or novel ones:

gadgetry

Meaning a person's belongings, equipment, or baggage:

stuff

Meaning an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to:

things

Meaning a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose:

kit

Meaning the particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged:

rig

Meaning the equipment required for a task or sport:

tackle

Meaning a set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose:

outfit

Meaning a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively:

resources

Meaning a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place:

amenities

Meaning a stock or amount of something supplied or available for use:

supplies

Meaning the movable articles that are used to make a room or building suitable for living or working in, such as tables, chairs, or desks:

furniture

Meaning furniture, fittings, and other decorative accessories such as curtains and carpets, for a house or room:

furnishings

Meaning a small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment:

fittings

Meaning the outward signs, features, or objects associated with a particular situation, role, or job:

trappings

Meaning an accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living:

appurtenances

Meaning an additional item of dress or equipment:

accoutrements

Meaning the emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, sceptre, and other ornaments used at a coronation:

regalia

Meaning suitcases and bags containing personal belongings packed for travelling; luggage:

baggage

Meaning hit (someone) hard:

clobber

Meaning miscellaneous items; paraphernalia:

gubbins

Meaning the equipment for a particular purpose:

equipage

Anagrams of gears

agers, Arges, garse, rages, Sager, sager, Sarge, sarge, segar, Segra

Words that rhyme with gears

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