Screw (Noun)
Meaning 1
A fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The carpenter drove a screw into the wood to hold the two pieces together.
- She struggled to remove the screw from the old furniture because it was stuck.
- The machine required a special screw with a unique thread pattern to function properly.
- He tightened the screw on the loose hinge to keep the door from sagging.
- The screw had stripped its head, making it impossible to turn with a screwdriver.
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Meaning 2
Slang for sexual intercourse.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Usages
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- Sexual Intercourse
- Sexual Relation
- Intercourse
- Coition
- Sexual Congress
- Carnal Knowledge
- Relation
- Copulation
- Coitus
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Meaning 3
A propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.