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Crossword clue: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

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cogwheel 8 letters wn-def

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

gear 4 letters wn-def

set the level or character of

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A wheel with cogs or teeth; a gear wheel. See Illust. of Gearing.Another word for gearset the level or character ofTo provide with gearing. Double geared, driven through twofold compound gearing, to increase the force or speed; -- said of a machine.