Jan 17, 2020 · Both words have several different meanings, some overlapping, some not. But probably the bit that interests you is that a cog usually means a single "tooth" on a gear wheel, …

Jan 15, 2020 · A wheel with cogs would be more specifically called a cog-wheel. The OED again, "cog-wheel, n.": A wheel with cogs, used to transmit motion; more generally, a toothed wheel …

Jan 4, 2015 · The expression is most likely a variation of the idiom to put/throw a spanner in the works It describes the act of sabotaging or hindering a plan or project. The origin is rather …

Cog, as defined in dictionaries, means One of a series of teeth, as on the rim of a wheel or gear, whose engagement transmits successive motive force to a corresponding wheel or gear.

Dec 12, 2020 · Which of these combinations are possible? Which one do you prefer? It is your hard work that keep the wheels of the company running. It is your hard work that keep the …

Mar 6, 2020 · The idiom refers in particular to the difficulties of coming to terms with the fast-paced modern life (with its spinning "wheel of time" with innumerable small cogs and gears) …

Nov 28, 2019 · In this sentence should I use Apostrophe as s's or s'? I am always confused with what exactly the rule behind s' and s's. The sentence is: Hours later Fadnavis's resignation, …

Nov 9, 2011 · I am sending a formal letter to a recipient by registered post and e-mail. Is it convention to include within the e-mail/PDF such text like: "As sent via post on " or something …

Bark is the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog. Clatter is the sound made by two or more hard objects hitting each other. Splash is the sound of something falling into a liquid, normally water.

I've heard lots of varying histories of the term "OK". Is there any evidence of the true origin of the term?