GEARTRAIN

gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train

(noun) wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; “the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

21 May 2024

FUDGE

(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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