gears turning
- cogsProjections on a wheel
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
spinning · rotating · meshing · teeth · grinding · whirring · motion · engine · cranking · interlocking · churning · movement · thinking · processing · clicking · sprockets · axle · momentum
- machine idiomswell-oiled machine, firing on all cylinders, grinding gears, full steam ahead, cranking up
mechanical motion
gears turninggrinding to a halt
at a standstill · seized up · motionless · static · inert
cognitive activity
gears turningmind blank
Temporary inability to recall
mental block · drawing a blank · zoned out · spaced out · vacant stare
system functionality
gears turningbroken down
No longer operational
system failure · out of order · stalled · defunct · offline