cog
pronunciation
How to pronounce cog in British English:
UK [kɒɡ]
How to pronounce cog in American English:
US [kɑːɡ]
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- Noun:
- tooth on the rim of gear wheel
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- Verb:
- roll steel ingots
- join pieces of wood with cogs
Word Origin
- cog (n.)
- c. 1300, "cog wheel;" late 14c., "tooth on a wheel," probably a borrowing from a Scandinavian language (compare Norwegian kugg "cog") and cognate with Middle High German kugel "ball."
Example
- 1. Begin with europe , the weakest cog in the global engine .
- 2. The wheel engages with the cog and turns it .
- 3. Every subject is a british civil servant , a cog in the vast governmental bureaucracy .
- 4. Although john thinks he has an important job , he is really only a cog .
- 5. The red metal is a crucial cog in the global economy as its use in electronics and construction means it is found in almost every appliance and building .