gearwheel

  • 81strip — strip1 verb (strips, stripping, stripped) 1》 remove all coverings or clothes from.     ↘take off one s clothes. 2》 leave bare of accessories or fittings.     ↘remove the accessory fittings of or take apart (a machine, motor vehicle, etc.) for… …

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  • 82tooth — noun (plural teeth) 1》 each of a set of hard, bony enamel coated structures in the jaws, used for biting and chewing. 2》 a projecting part, especially a cog on a gearwheel or a point on a saw or combining 3》 (teeth) genuine power or effectiveness …

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  • 83cog — I [[t]kɒg, kɔg[/t]] n. 1) mac a gear tooth, esp. one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material 2) mac a cogwheel 3) cvb a person who plays a minor part in an organization, activity, etc • Etymology: 1200–50; …

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  • 84cogwheel — cog•wheel [[t]ˈkɒgˌ(h)wil, ˌwil[/t]] n. mac a gearwheel, esp. one having teeth of hardwood or metal inserted into slots • Etymology: 1375–1425 …

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  • 85track — [[t]træk[/t]] n. 1) rai a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs 2) a wheel rut 3) evidence, as a mark or a series of marks, that something has passed 4) Usu., tracks. footprints …

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  • 86dent — I. /dɛnt / (say dent) noun 1. a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow; ding. –verb (t) 2. to make a dent in or on; indent. 3. to impress as a dent. –verb (i) 4. to sink in, making a dent. 5. to become indented. {Middle English dente;… …

  • 87face gear — /ˈfeɪs gɪə/ (say fays gear) noun a gearwheel in which the teeth are on the face of the wheel instead of around its edge …

  • 88flank — /flæŋk / (say flangk) noun 1. the side of an animal or a human being between the ribs and hip. 2. the thin piece of flesh constituting this part. 3. a slice of meat from the flank. 4. the side of anything, as of a building. 5. Military, Navy the… …

  • 89helical gear — /hɛlɪkəl ˈgɪə/ (say helikuhl gear) noun a gearwheel in which the teeth are at an angle to the wheel axis and form part of a helix described on the face of the wheel …

  • 90pitch — I. /pɪtʃ / (say pich) verb (t) 1. to set up or erect (a tent, camp, etc.). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position (as cricket stumps, etc.). 3. to set or aim at a certain point, degree, level, etc.: he pitched his hopes …