tand — meaning in English

English meaning

• cog noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
• prong noun One of the thin, pointed parts that stick out from something like a fork or an antler.
• tooth noun A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing.

Senses

tand is used for these senses in English:

• cog A tooth on a gear.
• prong A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
• tooth A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.

cog — full definition

1. noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
2. noun An unimportant, replaceable part of a much bigger system, especially used of a person.

prong — full definition

1. noun One of the thin, pointed parts that stick out from something like a fork or an antler.
2. noun A part that splits off, like a branch or a fork in something.
3. noun A tool used on a farm with long pointed spikes, also called a fork.

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