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screw
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- pronunciation:
- skru
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a metal device that fastens. You push a screw into a surface by turning it while pressing down on the head.
We attached the shelf to the wall with screws.
- similar words:
- bolt
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
screws, screwing, screwed |
| definition: |
to attach (something) by means of turning something that acts like a screw.
She screwed the light bulb in tightly.I screwed the lid back on the jar.- similar words:
- bolt, wind
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| derivation: |
screwlike (adj.) |
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