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Quick definitions from WordNet (screw)
▸ noun: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
▸ noun: a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
▸ noun: a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
▸ noun: slang terms for sexual intercourse
▸ noun: someone who guards prisoners
▸ verb: tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions ("Screw the bottle cap on")
▸ verb: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion ("Drive in screws or bolts")
▸ verb: turn like a screw
▸ verb: have sexual intercourse with
▸ verb: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
▸ Also see screws
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▸ noun: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
▸ noun: a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
▸ noun: a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
▸ noun: slang terms for sexual intercourse
▸ noun: someone who guards prisoners
▸ verb: tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions ("Screw the bottle cap on")
▸ verb: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion ("Drive in screws or bolts")
▸ verb: turn like a screw
▸ verb: have sexual intercourse with
▸ verb: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
▸ Also see screws
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to screw
▸ Usage examples for screw
▸ Idioms related to screw (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing screw
▸ Words that often appear near screw
▸ Rhymes of screw
▸ Invented words related to screw