Word Finder - gears

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Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.

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Clothing; garments.

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Goods; property; household items.

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A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel.

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• cog
• cogwheel
• gearwheel

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A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.

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A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.

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Recreational drugs, including steroids.

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Stuff.

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Business matters; affairs; concern.

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Anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.

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To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.

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To be in, or come into, gear.

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To dress; to put gear on; to harness.

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(usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).

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They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.

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To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.

Katie scraped gears and smirked through her hand.

Allen key for these screws is included with each pack of gears.

For crossed helical gears to operate successfully they must have the same pressure angle and the same normal pitch.

You'll need a thin, dry lube for the cables and pivots of your brakes and gears.

Split frame pickup using 2mm Assoc system with tufnol block frame spacers, 2mm Assoc gears and axle muffs.

I eventually overtook two into front to be overtaken by a wee guy pushing big gears.

Gears are changed not with a standard stick shifter, but with steering wheel-mounted paddles to enable quick, smooth transitions and response.

Activities from Inventor's Workshop link directly to the teaching of wheels and axles, gears, pulleys and cams.

This type of process is applied to needle or roller bearings, gears and piston rings, gears and piston rings.

A modern roadster has ' no maintenance ' enclosed hub brakes, gears and chain along with integral lighting, luggage and security systems.

Mixed gear/chain valve timing drive with the two gears (one per timing chain) located in the crankcase to reduce cylinder head dimensions.

At home we read the India bit from story of the world, and made another wacky wiggler with the gears.

This type of process is applied to needle or roller bearings, gears and piston rings.

And as the grinding gears of the plot push us ever further into a corner, we can feel the sap rising around us.

This is the long splined shaft with a sixteen tooth spur gear at one end on which are mounted the other countershaft gears.

Clicking gears, squealing brakes, cables dying for some lube?

The lowest gears may only be necessary if the vehicle is loaded or when you are climbing a steep gradient.

If the gears are in the correct position then slide the new thrust washers into place between the carrier and planet gear.

Having many gears on your bike will greatly increase your hill climbing speed during races.

Whether you need two or three gears in front depends on the type of terrain that you will be riding on.

The Xbox 360 from Microsoft is well known for its library of first-person and third-person shooter games like Gears of War, Halo and Call of Duty.

These bikes have flat handlebars and low gears.

They're designed to provide more comfort through more upright seating, soft seats, and lower gears.

There are only two forward gears in the Roadster, and unlike a manual transmission, the car will not stall if shifted into the wrong gear.

The wind spins the rotor, which turns a shaft, but the rotation isn't enough to generate adequate energy, so a set of gears are attached to the shaft in order to increase the rotation.

You can make things move by gutting out sections of cake and adding gears.

When all the gears fit properly, the machine works wonderfully, but if a gear is out of whack, the machine has difficulty doing it's job.

They come through on their promise with their Dethklok tabs and have good versions of songs like Face Fisted, The Gears and Thunderhorse.

Retirement gifts are an opportunity to joyfully haze the celebrant as he or she switches gears in life from full-time employment to new opportunities.

This anticipation is further enhanced by the tribal music playing in the area that sets the blood pumping and gears up riders' nerves for the ultimate endurance and immunity challenge.

Killzone 2 - One of the primary features of this first person shooter is the "lean and peek" mechanism for using cover in combat conditions, not unlike the gameplay style of the Gears of War franchise.

There are more than a few female gamers who play more male-oriented titles like Gears of War, just as there are male gamers who may engage in more female-oriented titles like Farmville on Facebook.

This is the same service used for playing online with such games as Halo 3 ODST and Gears of War 2.

The Xbox 360 was originally seen as the system for hardcore gamers, since it focused largely on titles like Halo and Gears of War, but it has since gone on to include more family-friendly fare.

Three years in the making, Halo 3 is the highly anticipated sequel to Halo 2, the latter of which was the most popular game on Xbox Live for a solid two years before the release of Gears of War in 2006.

Big name games continue to appear on the system (like the incredibly well-received Gears of War) and the online service, Live Arcade, lets owners download casual games such as Bejeweled and play them in their living room.

You are able to change the alignment, tire type, brakes, gears, differentials and aerodynamics of the front, side and rear portions of the car.

You will be able to watch your driver shift gears and react to oncoming crashes.

The biggest competitor, however, is the very positively received Gears of War, a title that won numerous game of the year awards.

When you hop inside the clock, the gears may be spinning too fast for you to handle!

It may be home to some great titles like Gears of War and Street Fighter IV, but there are also several Xbox 360 problems that could be causes of concern.

These were expensive and difficult to keep because the water would seep into the boat and cause rusting of the gears.

It is possible that people with OCD experience overactivity deep within the brain that causes the cells to get "stuck," much like a jammed transmission in a car damages the gears.

The Singer Model A, released in 1859, offered a large stand with lots of space to work, beveled gears and a stylish appearance.

As the leather era faded, LA ROXX began to shift gears in response to the increasing demand for sexy fashions.

Soon afterward the company added wheels, gears, and pulleys which allowed children to create vehicles of all kinds as well as items with gears.

Lego Technic creates more advanced, complex designs with moving parts like pistons, gears, and working motors.

The mechanics of the mixer use several gears to operate.

These gears are made of a thick rubber or plastic.

While designed to hold-up through thousands of uses, on occasion the gears may come dislodged, causing them to break.