cog
noun/kɑɡ/
Frequency rank: #12,867 most common English word
Meaning
a tooth on a gear wheel, or a small gear itself, that meshes with others to transmit motion.
Example sentence
The machine stopped working when one small cog in the gearbox broke.
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