Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pinion | Yes | No | Yes | No |
gear | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pinion (noun) | gear (noun) |
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wing of a bird | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. |
a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed |
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) |
pinion (verb) | gear (verb) |
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cut the wings off (of birds) | set the level or character of |
bind the arms of |