Bevel gear () A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet. |
Creep (v. t.) To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the belly, as a worm or reptile |
Creep (v. t.) To move slowly, feebly, or timorously, as from unwillingness, fear, or weakness. |
Creep (v. t.) To move in a stealthy or secret manner |
Creep (v. t.) To slip, or to become slightly displaced |
Creep (v. t.) To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility |
Creep (v. t.) To grow, as a vine, clinging to the ground or to some other support by means of roots or rootlets, or by tendrils, along its length. |
Creep (v. t.) To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body |
Creep (v. i.) To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable. |
Creep (n.) The act or process of creeping. |
Creep (n.) A distressing sensation, or sound, like that occasioned by the creeping of insects. |
Creep (n.) A slow rising of the floor of a gallery, occasioned by the pressure of incumbent strata upon the pillars or sides |
Gear (n.) Clothing |
Gear (n.) Goods |
Gear (n.) Whatever is prepared for use or wear |
Gear (n.) The harness of horses or cattle |
Gear (n.) Warlike accouterments. |
Gear (n.) Manner |
Gear (n.) Business matters |
Gear (n.) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel |
Gear (n.) An apparatus for performing a special function |
Gear (n.) Engagement of parts with each other |
Gear (n.) See 1st Jeer (b). |
Gear (n.) Anything worthless |
Gear (v. t.) To dress |
Gear (v. t.) To provide with gearing. |
Gear (v. i.) To be in, or come into, gear. |
Head gear (n.) Alt. of Headgear |
Hoist (v. t.) To raise |
Hoist (n.) That by which anything is hoisted |
Hoist (n.) The act of hoisting |
Hoist (n.) The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. |
Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. |
Hoist (p. p.) Hoisted. |
Micro- () Alt. of Micr- |
Micro-chemical (a.) Of or pertaining to micro-chemistry |
Micro-chemistry (n.) The application of chemical tests to minute objects or portions of matter, magnified by the use of the microscopy |
Micro-geological (a.) Of or pertaining to micro-geology. |
Micro-geology (n.) The part of geology relating to structure and organisms which require to be studied with a microscope. |
Precision (n.) The quality or state of being precise |
crawl crawling creep creeping | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body, a crawl was all that the injured man could manage, the traffic moved at a creep |
microorganism micro-organism | any organism of microscopic size |
bevel gear pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
chafing gear | covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction |
chip microchip micro chip silicon chip microprocessor chip | electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit |
creep | a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot |
differential gear differential | a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds, used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves |
epicyclic train epicyclic gear train | a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis |
first gear first low gear low | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle, used to start a car moving |
fishing gear tackle fishing tackle fishing rig rig | gear used in fishing |
foul-weather gear | protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather |
gear gear wheel geared wheel cogwheel | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
gear paraphernalia appurtenance | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. |
gear gear mechanism | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) |
gearbox gear box gear case | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed |
gearing gear geartrain power train train | 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 |
gearshift gearstick shifter gear lever | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears, in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever |
high gear high | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
hoist | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects |
landing gear | an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground |
planetary gear epicyclic gear planet wheel planet gear | an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
reduction gear | gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed |
reverse reverse gear | the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed |
second gear second | the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle, he had to shift down into second to make the hill |
sniper rifle precision rifle | an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military, capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away |
spur gear spur wheel | gear wheels that mesh in the same plane |
stable gear saddlery tack | gear for a horse |
steering gear | a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle |
sun gear | the central gear in an epicyclic train |
third gear third | the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle, you shouldn't try to start in third gear |
worm gear | 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 |
preciseness precision | the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance, he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton, note the meticulous precision of his measurements |
precision cookie | a cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive |
creep | a slow longitudinal movement or deformation |
creep feed | feed given to young animals isolated in a creep |
creep weirdo weirdie weirdy spook | someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric |
bracket creep | a movement into a higher tax bracket as taxable income increases |
gear pitch | set the level or character of, She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience |
microwave micro-cook zap nuke | cook or heat in a microwave oven, You can microwave the leftovers |
fix prepare set up ready gear up set | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc, Get the children ready for school!, prepare for war, I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill |
sneak in creep in | enter surreptitiously, He sneaked in under cover of darkness, In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in |
hoist lift wind | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help, hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car |
hoist run up | raise, hoist the flags, hoist a sail |
hoist | move from one place to another by lifting, They hoisted the patient onto the operating table |
crawl creep | move slowly, in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground, The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed |
sneak mouse creep pussyfoot | to go stealthily or furtively, ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house |
creep up sneak up | advance stealthily or unnoticed, Age creeps up on you |
creep | grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface), ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings |
fawn crawl creep cringe cower grovel | show submission or fear |
in gear | having gears engaged, the car is in gear |