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screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head |
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fastener,
fastening,
fixing,
holdfast restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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allen screw a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head
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bolt a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
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cap screw a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole
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head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
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machine screw a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver
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metal screw screw made of metal
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phillips screw a screw with a special head having crossed slots
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screw thread,
thread the raised helical rib going around a screw
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setscrew a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted
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setscrew a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted
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thumbscrew screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
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woodscrew a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver
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worm any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
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screw - a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air |
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propeller,
propellor a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
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ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
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outboard,
outboard motor internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat
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screw - a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole |
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inclined plane a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
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| Verb |
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screw - tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on" |
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unscrew loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate"
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fasten,
tighten attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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screw - turn like a screw |
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go around,
revolve,
rotate become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
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screw up twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face"
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screw - cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts" |
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go around,
revolve,
rotate become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
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