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sprockets

sprockets is the plural of sprocket.

Meaning of sprocket

Noun

sprocket (plural sprockets)

  1. A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
    Synonyms:
    sprocket wheel
  2. (plural-normally) The tooth of such a wheel.
  3. A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
  4. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
    • Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year.
    Synonyms:
    widget

Questions about sprockets

What is sprockets the plural of?
Sprockets is the plural of sprocket.

Words near sprockets in the dictionary

  1. sprocket
  2. sprocket wheel
  3. sprocket wheels
  4. sprocketed
  5. sprocketless
  6. sprockets
  7. sprocs
  8. sprog
  9. sprogged
  10. sprogget
  11. sproggets

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