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Cog (Noun)

A subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine".

Nouns denoting people.

She was just a cog in the corporate machine, processing paperwork all day.
As a data entry clerk, he felt like a small cog in a much larger system.
The new employee was just a cog in the marketing department, responsible for sending out emails.
In the grand scheme of things, the intern was just a tiny cog, but she was determined to make a difference.
After years of working as a cog in the bureaucratic wheel, he decided to strike out on his own.

Tooth on the rim of gear wheel.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The cogs on the old gear wheel were worn out from years of heavy use.
When a single cog on the machinery breaks, the entire production line can shut down.
To replace a missing cog on a bike wheel requires precise adjustments for optimal performance.
Dental workers occasionally referred to particularly distinctive molar as the most striking cog on an uneven gear-like configuration.
Precision toolmaking focuses heavily on each tooth – even small problems, from defects like improper sharpening in cutting processes all through development- sometimes require refilling more sensitive "buddy parts".