Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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worm gear | Yes | No | No | No |
cogwheel | Yes | No | No | No |
worm gear (noun) | cogwheel (noun) |
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gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |