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cog

noun

/kɑːɡ/

Meaning

A tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear; metaphorically, a minor but necessary part of a larger system.

He felt like just a small cog in a big machine.

cog in the machine

gear, tooth, wheel, component, part

whole, entirety, leader

cog wheel, cog in the machine, cog mechanism

The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private i...

a feeling or thought that someone is guilty of an illegal or dishonest activity

A thing that happens, especially one of importance.

A state of disorganization or untidiness; confusion or disorder.

a person who owns something; someone who has legal possession of property

The process of adapting to a new environment or condition.