Unscramble gear

Definition of gear

noun:

• a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion. Synonyms: cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel.
• 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". Synonyms: gearing, geartrain, power train, train.
• a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle). Synonyms: gear mechanism.
• equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.. Synonyms: appurtenance, paraphernalia.

verb:

• set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience". Synonyms: pitch.

Related words

first, gearset, high, kit, low, outfit, park, pinion, popularise, popularize, regalia, reverse, rig, rigging, saddlery, second, tack, tackle, third, transmission.

Words nearby

bear, dear, ear, fear, gar, gean, guar, hear, lear, near, pear, rear, sear, tear, wear, year.

Rhymes with

adhere, amir, amir, appear, auctioneer, austere, bandolier, beer, belvedere, belvedere, bombardier, brigadier, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, cheer, chevalier, clear, cohere.