Word "COG" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
tooth on the rim of gear wheel
Synonyms:
sprocket

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
Examples:
he was a small cog in a large machine

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
join pieces of wood with cogs

Crossword Clues for COG

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Wheel tooth needed in silent coding (3)
Gear tooth LA Times Daily 22 Apr 2025
Gear tooth USA Today 19 Apr 2025
Gearwheel The Times Concise 16 Apr 2025
Gear tooth Newsday 13 Apr 2025
Working stiff "in a wheel"
Clockwork part USA Today 10 Apr 2025
Part of a gear USA Today 09 Apr 2025
Gear tooth LA Times Daily 07 Apr 2025
Gear tooth The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 Apr 2025
Not half clear component in a wheel (3)
Catch on a wheel
A ___ in the machine USA Today 31 Mar 2025
Person who plays a minor part
Little wheel in a big machine
Gear tooth New York Times 11 Mar 2025
Toothed wheel Mirror Quick 03 Mar 2025
Firm German wheel Mirror Cryptic 03 Mar 2025
Toothed gear wheel
A small ... in a big machine
Small gearwheel The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Feb 2025
Clock part New York Times 16 Feb 2025
Gear tooth Universal 16 Feb 2025
Gearwheel tooth Eugene Sheffer 11 Feb 2025
Minor employee from firm heading for glory
Gear tooth New York Times 02 Feb 2025
Part of a gear USA Today 27 Jan 2025
Small part of a big machine
Minor functionary Newsday 10 Jan 2025
A small wheel or gear
One part of a machine The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 19 Dec 2024
Machine part Commuter 13 Dec 2024
Tooth-like part of a wheel Puzzler Backwords 07 Dec 2024
"Tooth found in gear" (3)
Gear tooth New York Times 05 Dec 2024
Feel like a small ___ in a big machine (3)
Tooth: perhaps it ate to turn something over in the mind (3)
Tooth on gear wheel (3)
In this tooth, shortly be under an assumed name (3)
Small part in a big machine
Firm German wheel Mirror Cryptic 09 Nov 2024
Gear Mirror Quick 09 Nov 2024
Machinery part Thomas Joseph 25 Oct 2024
Minor player LA Times Daily 10 Oct 2024
Tooth on a gear
It may provide transport for the concert (3)
Wheel tooth Puzzler Backwords 02 Oct 2024
"Just a ___ in the machine" (functionally necessary but of small significance)
Minor player Newsday 26 Sep 2024
One bites firm end of fig
Firm German wheel Mirror Cryptic 16 Sep 2024
Toothed wheel Mirror Quick 16 Sep 2024
Enemy from Disney's Toontown Online
Minor player in Gold Coast comeback holding the ball (3)
Part of a gear USA Today 10 Sep 2024
A small point in revolutionary mechanics (3)
Toothy gear
Small but vital component
Gee! Get the Commanding Officer? There could be a catch! (3)
Gear tooth Universal 01 Sep 2024
Gearwheel(3)
Just a ___ in the machine
Rotating tooth in a wheel
Toothy gear
Significant subordinate Newsday 27 Jul 2024
Gear-wheel tooth (3) Eugene Sheffer 05 Jul 2024
Sprocket wheel (3)
Machine's tooth
Toothy gear (rhymes with "log")
___ in the machine
Wheel or gear tooth
___ in the machine (lowly worker) New York Times Mini 08 Jun 2024
Clockwork part Wall Street Journal 06 Jun 2024
Gear tooth Premier Sunday 02 Jun 2024
Wheel tooth
Machinery part Thomas Joseph 27 May 2024
Small piece in a machine
Commander started going for subordinate (3)
"Just another ___ in the wheel"
Toothed machine part The Times Concise 25 Apr 2024
Gear tooth Universal 23 Apr 2024
Wheel tooth Puzzler Backwords 15 Apr 2024
Gear Mirror Quick 15 Apr 2024
Firm has general exhibition on wheel Mirror Cryptic 15 Apr 2024
Gear spotted in cognito (3)
Worker at a big company, metaphorically
Tiny part in a machine is clear (not half) (3)
Tooth on a gear's rim (3)
This tooth spotted incognito (3)
Tooth-like projection on wheel
Minor player Wall Street Journal 23 Mar 2024
Wheel about to go back Mirror Cryptic 16 Mar 2024
Gear Mirror Quick 16 Mar 2024
Little wheel in a big machine
Minor part of Olympic sumo wrestling finals (3)
Toothed wheel Puzzler Backwords 06 Mar 2024
Gear with teeth Commuter 02 Mar 2024
Interlocking machine part USA Today 01 Mar 2024
Machinery part Thomas Joseph 28 Feb 2024
Tooth-like part of a wheel (3) Puzzler 27 Feb 2024
Unimportant person in an organisation or business group's leader (3)
It is engaged in making a machine work
Machine tooth New York Times Mini 15 Feb 2024
Projection on toothed wheel (3)
Wheel or gear tooth
Toothed wheel (3) Puzzler 29 Jan 2024
Not exactly an innovator
Wheel or gear tooth
Gear sprocket Family Time 14 Jan 2024
Small part of a system New York Times 06 Jan 2024
Tooth on a wheel Puzzler Backwords 29 Dec 2023
Machine part Newsday 14 Dec 2023
Tooth on a wheel Puzzler Backwords 12 Dec 2023
Just another ___ in the machine (easily replaceable)
Gear sprocket Family Time 26 Nov 2023
Gearwheel tooth
Gearwheel tooth USA Today 21 Nov 2023
Tiny part of a big wheel
Horologist's piece LA Times Daily 29 Oct 2023
"Just another ___ in the wheel"
Gear part Thomas Joseph 17 Oct 2023
Gearwheel tooth
Gearwheel The Times Concise 14 Aug 2023
Small bit of machine must be firm and strong ultimately The Times Cryptic 10 Aug 2023
Tooth on a gear
Metaphorical menial Newsday 29 Jul 2023
Small part of a big machine
Gear tooth Universal 29 Jun 2023
"Just another ___ in the wheel"
Gear tooth USA Today 03 Jun 2023
Gear tooth Newsday 31 May 2023
Gear feature Family Time 28 May 2023
A ___ in the machine USA Today 11 May 2023
Wheel-moving wheel?
Tooth that rotates Universal 23 Apr 2023
Gear tooth Eugene Sheffer 15 Apr 2023
Gear tooth Eugene Sheffer 11 Apr 2023
Wheel or gear tooth
Gear tooth (rhymes with "bog")
Bit player LA Times Daily 23 Feb 2023
Gear tooth LA Times Daily 16 Feb 2023
___ in the machine (insignificant)
Gear sprocket Universal 09 Feb 2023
___ in the machine
Tooth on a gearwheel USA Today 22 Jan 2023
Gear piece Premier Sunday 08 Jan 2023
Little wheel in a big machine
Wheel tooth Family Time 25 Dec 2022
Machine part The Guardian Quick 21 Dec 2022
Small part of a machine USA Today 20 Dec 2022
A ___ in the machine (insignificant)
Small but important machine part New York Times 21 Nov 2022
Wheel or gear tooth
Wheel or gear tooth
Minor worker Universal 31 Oct 2022
Gear tooth LA Times Daily 12 Oct 2022
Gearwheel tooth Eugene Sheffer 12 Oct 2022
Gear tooth Eugene Sheffer 17 Sep 2022
Gearwheel tooth Eugene Sheffer 12 Aug 2022
Wheel tooth
A ___ in the machine USA Today 07 Aug 2022
Gear tooth Eugene Sheffer 02 Aug 2022
Toothed projection The Telegraph Quick 26 Jul 2022
Clockwork part Family Time 25 Jul 2022
Wheel with teeth
Gearwheel tooth Eugene Sheffer 20 Jul 2022
___ sci (study of the mind, informally) Universal 04 Jul 2022
"A ___ in the machine" (insignificant)
Gear tooth USA Today 25 Jun 2022
Lowly worker, so to speak New York Times 19 Jun 2022
Machine part LA Times Daily 17 Jun 2022
Tooth on a gearwheel Premier Sunday 29 May 2022
Toothy gear
Gear part Thomas Joseph 28 Apr 2022
Wheel or gear tooth
Machinery part Thomas Joseph 11 Apr 2022
Minor worker Newsday 01 Apr 2022
Small part of a machine Wall Street Journal 16 Mar 2022
Gear tooth Premier Sunday 06 Feb 2022
Gear tooth USA Today 04 Feb 2022
Gear tooth Eugene Sheffer 21 Jan 2022
Gear tooth Eugene Sheffer 19 Jan 2022
Small gear wheel The Telegraph Quick 15 Dec 2021
Gearwheel tooth Eugene Sheffer 23 Nov 2021
Gear tooth Eugene Sheffer 18 Nov 2021
Toothed wheel The Times Concise 15 Nov 2021
Gear part Thomas Joseph 05 Nov 2021
Gear tooth Newsday 13 Oct 2021
Rotating tooth The Washington Post Sunday 03 Oct 2021
Machinery part Thomas Joseph 01 Oct 2021
Tooth on a gear
Gear tooth USA Today 28 Sep 2021
"Just another ___ in the wheel"
Gear part Thomas Joseph 11 Sep 2021
Wheel tooth Family Time 23 Aug 2021
Bit player LA Times Daily 22 Aug 2021
Bit player The Washington Post 22 Aug 2021
___ in the wheel
Menial laborer, metaphorically New York Times 08 Aug 2021
Tooth on a gear
Less-than-key worker Newsday 05 Aug 2021
Machinery part Thomas Joseph 06 Jul 2021
Tooth on a gear Family Time 05 Jul 2021
Even Scrooge is a minor player Irish Times Crosaire 19 Jun 2021
Tooth on a wheel The Washington Post Sunday 13 Jun 2021
Machine part Newsday 06 Jun 2021
Insignificant worker in company? Good The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Jun 2021
Part of a machine USA Today 27 May 2021
___ in the machine, phrase associated with machines that means "small part of a large organization"
Gearwheel tooth USA Today 23 May 2021
Interlocking part of a machine USA Today 20 May 2021
Gearwheel tooth Eugene Sheffer 20 May 2021
Minor worker takes the tension out of congestion Irish Times Crosaire 15 May 2021
Gear tooth New York Times 06 May 2021
Gear part Thomas Joseph 12 Apr 2021
Gear tooth Eugene Sheffer 05 Apr 2021
It may be in the works New York Times 27 Mar 2021
Wheel tooth
Small gear wheel The Telegraph Quick 27 Jan 2021
Machinery part Thomas Joseph 19 Jan 2021
Wheel or gear tooth
Watch gear's tooth, e.g The Washington Post Sunday 20 Dec 2020
Gear tooth The Washington Post 02 Dec 2020
Gear tooth LA Times Daily 02 Dec 2020
Wheel tooth
Wheel component
Gearwheel projection The Times Concise 31 Oct 2020
Machine part Wall Street Journal 16 Sep 2020
Small part of a machine Universal 29 Aug 2020
"Just another ___ in the wheel"
Gear tooth USA Today 19 Aug 2020
Wheel tooth
   Impediment left out for lowly member of company?
Tooth on a gear wheel Irish Times Simplex 12 Aug 2020
Rotating tooth Universal 05 Aug 2020
Little part of a big wheel New York Times 15 Jul 2020
Gear part Canadiana 15 Jun 2020
Gearwheel tooth
Wheel tooth New York Times 05 May 2020
Gear tooth Newsday 20 Apr 2020
Gear sprocket Family Time 13 Apr 2020
Machinery part Wall Street Journal 13 Apr 2020
___ sci, college major related to psych New York Times 12 Apr 2020
Tooth on a gearwheel USA Today 15 Mar 2020
Wheel or gear tooth
Gear tooth
Tiny wheel in a machine
One playing a small part in Scrooge regularly
Turning tooth Wall Street Journal 13 Nov 2019
Bit player Wall Street Journal 16 Oct 2019
Gear tooth Canadiana 14 Oct 2019
Minor player
Minor player New York Times 11 Oct 2019
Gear with teeth
Small part of the works New York Times 30 Aug 2019
Member of the proletariat, metaphorically New York Times 23 Aug 2019
Machinery component The Washington Post Sunday 18 Aug 2019
Clockwork part Wall Street Journal 03 Aug 2019
Gear feature USA Today 20 Jul 2019
Insignificant worker (figurative) The Sun Two Speed 10 Jul 2019
Company good for machine gear The Sun Two Speed 10 Jul 2019
___ in the machine Universal 05 Jul 2019
Mechanical tooth Newsday 12 May 2019
Wheel with projections The Times Concise 09 May 2019
Rotational motion transmitter Newsday 20 Apr 2019
__ railway LA Times Daily 20 Apr 2019
__ railway The Washington Post 20 Apr 2019
Wheel or gear tooth
Toothed wheel Family Time 07 Apr 2019
Gear wheel Wall Street Journal 19 Mar 2019
Tooth that turns Wall Street Journal 13 Mar 2019
Minor employee Universal 14 Feb 2019
Firm, good, supplies machine gear The Sun Two Speed 10 Feb 2019
Insignificant worker The Sun Two Speed 10 Feb 2019
Gear tooth Universal 16 Jan 2019
___ in the machine
Member of the proletariat, metaphorically
Bit player
Gear feature
Gear wheel
Tooth that turns
Clockwork part
Minor employee
Gear tooth
__ railway
Small part of the works
Minor player The Washington Post 30 Dec 2018
Minor player LA Times Daily 30 Dec 2018
Subordinate who performs a routine but important function The Guardian Speedy 02 Dec 2018
Tool of the Man The New Yorker 19 Nov 2018
Gear that meshes Family Time 11 Nov 2018
Machine part The Guardian Speedy 11 Nov 2018
Tiny part of a big wheel
An important wheel-shaped part of a machine
Minor player, metaphorically New York Times 04 Oct 2018
A wheel-shaped part of a machine
Small part The Washington Post 15 Sep 2018
Small part LA Times Daily 15 Sep 2018
Gear part Universal 29 Aug 2018
Mechanical tooth Universal 26 Jul 2018
Tooth not examined by a dentist LA Times Daily 14 Jul 2018
Tooth not examined by a dentist The Washington Post 14 Jul 2018
No big wheel at all Universal 11 May 2018
Firm good for machine gear The Sun Two Speed 12 Apr 2018
Minor player
Wheel tooth
Important but sometimes ignored piece New York Times 04 Mar 2018
Gear piece Premier Sunday 04 Feb 2018
Lowly worker New York Times 06 Jan 2018
Gearwheel tooth Jonesin 02 Jan 2018
Mechanical tooth
Minor player, metaphorically
Minor player
Small part
Tooth not examined by a dentist
Gear part
Lowly worker
Important but sometimes ignored piece
No big wheel at all
Gear tooth Family Time 31 Dec 2017
Caterpillar wheel part Premier Sunday 03 Dec 2017
Minor but essential part New York Times 30 Nov 2017
Projection on a toothed wheel The Times Concise 27 Nov 2017
Gear with teeth Wall Street Journal 30 Oct 2017
Company takes on good employee who'll play small part
Gear tooth Thomas Joseph 13 Sep 2017
Turning tooth in a machine Family Time 28 Aug 2017
Minor player in Umberto Eco ghost story Irish Times Crosaire 12 Aug 2017
An important wheel-shaped part of a machine
Wheel tooth Universal 10 Jul 2017
Gear tooth Jonesin 04 Jul 2017
Minor worker Newsday 26 May 2017
Small part of a big machine The Washington Post 20 May 2017
Small part of a big machine LA Times Daily 20 May 2017
Minor player Wall Street Journal 09 Mar 2017
Machine part The Washington Post 02 Mar 2017
Machine part LA Times Daily 02 Mar 2017
Gear part USA Today 22 Feb 2017
Machine part Premier Sunday 19 Feb 2017
Key underling USA Today 31 Jan 2017
Part of the works New York Times 19 Jan 2017
Part of the works
Minor but essential part
Wheel tooth
Gear part
Key underling
Small part of a big machine
Machine part
Gear tooth
Lowly worker, figuratively Wall Street Journal 10 Dec 2016
Part of a wheel New York Times 30 Oct 2016
Tooth on the edge of wheel Irish Times Simplex 05 Oct 2016
Turning tooth Premier Sunday 02 Oct 2016
Tooth on the rim of gear wheel Irish Times Simplex 16 Jul 2016
Tooth that turns New York Times 29 Jun 2016
Gear tooth Wall Street Journal 28 Jun 2016
Hardly a big wheel Universal 22 Jun 2016
Tooth in a machine Premier Sunday 12 Jun 2016
Machine tooth Family Time 11 Apr 2016
Gearwheel feature The Washington Post 31 Mar 2016
Gear sprocket Jonesin 29 Mar 2016
Certain tooth The Washington Post 14 Mar 2016
Minor worker USA Today 07 Feb 2016
Wheel tooth USA Today 03 Jan 2016
Gear tooth
Part of a wheel
Tooth that turns
Wheel tooth
Hardly a big wheel
Minor worker
Machine gear USA Today 15 Dec 2015
Tooth on a wheel Family Time 02 Nov 2015
Machine component The Telegraph Quick 16 Oct 2015
Investing finally following company projection
Wheel tooth LA Times Daily 07 Sep 2015
Machine gear Family Time 07 Sep 2015
Small part of a big machine Wall Street Journal 10 Jul 2015
Tooth with gaps between it and its neighbors Wall Street Journal 10 Apr 2015
Interlocking piece New York Times 15 Mar 2015
Mechanical tooth USA Today 15 Feb 2015
Mechanical tooth
Machine gear
Small part of a big machine
Tooth with gaps between it and its neighbors
Minor worker
Gear tooth
Wheel tooth
Interlocking piece
Tooth on a gearwheel
Wheel tooth
Minor player
Minor player
Small part of the works
Subordinate sort
Gear part
Machine part
Turning tooth
Minor yet vital part
Machine tooth
Minor player
Wheel tooth
One with evenly spaced teeth
Gearwheel feature
Meshing is its job
Minor but necessary part
Certain tooth
Gear tooth
Torque-transmitting tooth
Little piece of a big machine
Part of a gearwheel
Minor player, so to speak
Gear component
Gear part
Minor player
Gear tooth
Machine tooth
Peon
Gear component
Gear component
Machine tooth
Metal tooth
Minor player, so to speak
Gear part
Minor part
Machine tooth
___ railway
Subordinate part
Gearwheel tooth
Turning tooth
Part of the system
Gear part
Mechanical wheel
Machine tooth
Machine part
Minor player
Not-so-big wheel?
___ railway
Mechanical wheel
Gearwheel tooth
Gear part
Gearwheel feature
Tooth that turns
Proverbial minor-yet-important-part
Minor part
Part of a gearwheel
Machine gear
Gear tooth
Little fish in a big pond
Mechanical wheel
Gear feature
Subordinate person
Minor player
Sprocket
Sprocket
Gear part
Mechanical wheel
It has teeth
Tooth that won't bite
Sprocket
Gearwheel part
Slip a ___ (make a blunder)
Gear tooth
Tooth of a sort
Piece of machinery
Organization functionary
Unsung worker
Gear tooth
Minor employee
Subordinate employee
Minor player
Wheel tooth
Sprocket
Gear tooth
__ railway (mountain climber)
Metal tooth
Sprocket
Slot filler in a gearwheel
Manipulate dice
Gear part
Subordinate member of a large organization
Lowly worker, figuratively
Minor player
Minor functionary
Hardly a big wheel
Hardly a big wheel
Gearwheel
Gear sprocket
Tooth
Slip a ___
Machine tooth
Low-level functionary
A worm gear lacks it
Important part
Sprocket
Wheel tooth
Gear feature
Minor player
Small worker in a big organization
It keeps things rolling
Slip a ____
Tooth
Tooth
Slip a ___ (err)
Wheel part
Sprocket
Machine part
Kind of wheel
Type of railway
Mechanical tooth
Meshing is its job
Minor member
Rotating piece
Kind of railway
Important part
Wheelwork part
Slip a ___ (err)
Key underling
Necessary part
Relative of a sprocket.
Tooth.
Not a big wheel.
Minor part of a machine.
Little man in a big business.
A wheel with teeth.
Important factor.
Wheel tooth.
Tooth on a wheel
Metal tooth.
Small but necessary part.
Railroad of a kind.
Kind of wheel.
Gear tooth.
Machine part.
Type of wheel.
Slip a ___ (err).
Cam.
Toothed wheel.
Tooth on a wheel.
Part of a machine.
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