gearing

gearing is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Gear. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Gear
2. noun. Harness.
3. noun. The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively; as, the valve gearing of locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a train of wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery.
4. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: gear, geartrain, train

Synonyms

gear, geartrain, train

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in gearing:

naggier

Common word forms

gear, gearings

Words from these letters

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