Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
gear (grooved wheel).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Chief executive John Chambers wants the networking giant to move beyond its core business -- making gearlike switches and routers that direct computer and telecom traffic over corporate networks.
Cisco Changes Tack 2008
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The dragon engine was present, but it was being used to pull a great metal wain, almost as big as itself, with huge, gearlike wheels.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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The dragon engine was present, but it was being used to pull a great metal wain, almost as big as itself, with huge, gearlike wheels.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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"Eve and Adam," a pair of gearlike circular wood pieces that almost seem to fit into each other, expresses her opinion that woman came first to the Garden of Eden.
Berks county news 2010
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