Definition: (noun) A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.
Synonyms: gear.
Usage: Wheels began to revolve faster and faster, levers and cogwheels to work, chimes to play, figures to pop out, and the hands to advance with regular motion.
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