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cog

noun verb

tooth on the rim of gear wheel

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
C
Ends with
G
Contains
O
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. tooth on the rim of gear wheel

noun

  1. a subordinate who performs an important but routine function

    “he was a small cog in a large machine”

verb

  1. join pieces of wood with cogs

verb

  1. roll steel ingots

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Example Sentences

he was a small cog in a large machine

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