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31Screw — This article is about the fastener. For other uses, see Screw (disambiguation). Screws come in a variety of shapes and sizes for different purposes. U.S. quarter coin (diameter 24 mm) shown for scale. A screw, or bolt, is a type of fastener… …
32screw — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scrue, from Middle French escroe female screw, nut, from Medieval Latin scrofa, from Latin, sow Date: 15th century 1. a. a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder …
33screw eye — noun a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring • Hypernyms: ↑woodscrew * * * noun 1. : a wood screw with a head in the form of a closed loop 2. : a long screw with a handle used especially by stage carpenters * * * a screw having a ring… …
34screw — screwable, adj. screwer, n. screwless, adj. screwlike, adj. /skrooh/, n. 1. a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, esp. by means of a screwdriver. 2 …
35Screw press — A Screw press is a type of machine press in which the ram is driven up and down by a screw. The screw shaft can be driven by a handle, or a wheel. It works by using a coarse screw to convert the rotation of the handle or drive wheel into a small… …
36screw hook — noun : a small hook with a threaded shank for screwing into woodwork or paneling * * * a hook having a shank in the form of a screw. [1680 90] * * * screw hook, a screw with a head shaped like a hook …
37screw eye — a screw having a ring shaped head. [1870 75] * * * …
38screw moss — ▪ plant also called twisted moss any member of the moss genus Tortula (subclass Bryidae), which form yellow green or reddish brown cushions on walls, soil, rocks, trees, and sand dunes in the Northern Hemisphere. About 25 of the 144… …
39screw-eye — /ˈskru aɪ/ (say skrooh uy) noun a screw having a ring shaped head …
40screw-propeller — /skru prəˈpɛlə/ (say skrooh pruh peluh) noun a device consisting of a number of specially shaped blades radiating from a central hub, used to propel a vehicle, as a ship …
