All gear synonyms
gear
G g verb gear
- organize β to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- tailor β a stroke of a bell indicating someone's death; knell.
- adjust β When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- adapt β If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
- regulate β to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- match β a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- appoint β If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
- accouter β to outfit; equip, esp. for military service
- outfit β an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
- harness β the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- furnish β to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- suit β a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- ready β completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- rig β Chiefly Nautical. to put in proper order for working or use. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
- blend β If you blend substances together or if they blend, you mix them together so that they become one substance.
- arm β Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
- turn out β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- fit out β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
noun gear
- things β (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
- paraphernalia β (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- tackle β equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.
- trappings β articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character.
- equipment β The necessary items for a particular purpose.
- apparatus β The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
- kit β Christopher ("Kit") 1809β68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- stuff β the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- accessory β Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- instrument β a mechanical tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or precision work: surgical instruments.
- luggage β suitcases, trunks, etc.; baggage.
- machinery β an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- material β the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- supply β to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- accouterment β an accoutering or being accoutered
- adjunct β Something that is an adjunct to something larger or more important is connected with it or helps to perform the same task.
- appendage β An appendage is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important.
- appurtenance β a secondary or less significant thing or part
- baggage β Your baggage consists of the bags that you take with you when you travel.
- belongings β Your belongings are the things that you own, especially things that are small enough to be carried.
- contraption β You can refer to a device or machine as a contraption, especially when it looks strange or you do not know what it is used for.
- effects β something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- encumbrances β Plural form of encumbrance.
- fittings β Plural form of fitting.
- habiliment β Usually, habiliments. clothes or clothing. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.
- impedimenta β Equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance.
- materiel β the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- means β to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate.
- rigging β the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- setup β Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- tools β Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems