Plural of cog
regular plural
The plural of cog is cogs.
Forms of cog
| Singular | cog /kɒɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cogs |
| Countable | countable |
Cogs in a sentence
- While the cogs of Parliament continue to whir, we will continue to work on the rolling stock and infrastructure strategy, the national transport integrated strategy, and our accessibility roadmap.2025 November 12, David Stubbings, “Rail reform bill: pledge to rebuild trust of passengers”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 6
- And the reason for it is that this hideous traffic is one of the main cogs in our political machine.1912, Upton Sinclair, The Machine. From the entry political machine
- For rewilding North America, we need to find or restore some of the cogs and wheels we've already tossed into the dust bin.2004 July, Dave Foreman, Rewilding North America, Island Press, →ISBN, page 134. From the entry rewilding
- If you want to be even klugier, wrap a length of chain around the cogs and grab the ends with a ViseGrip.1993 September 22, David Iwatsuki, “Shimano XT cassette removal”, in rec.bicycles.tech (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Jun 2025. From the entry klugy
Meaning of cog
- noun A tooth on a gear.
- noun A gear; especially, a cogwheel.
- noun An unimportant individual in a greater system.
Questions about the plural of cog
- What is the plural of cog?
- The plural of cog is cogs.
- Is cog countable?
- Cog is a countable noun.
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