Synonyms and Antonyms for gear-wheel
1. gear wheel (n.)
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
2. wheel (n.)
a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
- driving wheel
- waterwheel
- sprocket
- bicycle wheel
- trundle
- geared wheel
- simple machine
- felloe
- emery wheel
- sprocket wheel
- cogwheel
- water wheel
- car wheel
- machine
- daisy print wheel
- wheeled vehicle
- daisy wheel
- felly
- pinwheel
- ratchet wheel
- gear
- toothed wheel
- potter's wheel
- wagon wheel
- paddle wheel
- paddlewheel
- balance wheel
- roller
- gear wheel
- grinding wheel
- buffing wheel
- rowel
- roulette
- rim
- cartwheel
- handwheel
- balance
- nosewheel
3. wheel (v.)
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
4. wheel (n.)
a handwheel that is used for steering
6. wheel (v.)
wheel somebody or something
7. gear (v.)
set the level or character of
8. gear (n.)
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
9. gear (n.)
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
10. gear (n.)
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
