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  • 61Wood screw — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …

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  • 62Phillips screw — /ˈfɪləps skru/ (say filuhps skrooh) noun a screw with a cross shaped recess in the head, turned with a Phillips screwdriver. Also, Phillips head screw. {trademark} …

  • 63hindley's screw — ˈhī]n(d)lēz , ˈhi] noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Henry Hindley, 18th century English clockmaker : an endless screw or worm shaped like an hourglass to fit a part of the circumference of a worm wheel so as to increase the… …

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  • 64Phillips screw® — /filˈips skroo/ noun A type of screw with a recessed cross in the head designed to receive the protuberant cross shaped tip of a Phillips screwdriver® ORIGIN: Phillips Screws, original US manufacturing company …

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  • 65Sand screw — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …

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  • 66cork|screw — «KRK SKROO», noun, adjective, verb, –n. a tool used to pull corks out of bottles. Corkscrews usually consist of a sharp pointed steel spiral and a handle. »Nothing spoils the act of a man trying to play the…host like a corkscrew that disembowels… …

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  • 67cork-screw — spiral shaped device for pulling corks out of bottles, bottle opener …

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  • 68helicoid — screw shaped; like a coil Shapes and Resemblance …

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  • 69Archimedes — For other uses, see Archimedes (disambiguation). Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: Ἀρχιμήδης) …

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  • 70chondrichthian — /kon drik thee euhn/, n. any member of the class Chondrichthyes, comprising the cartilaginous fishes. [ < NL, equiv. to chondr CHONDR + Gk ichthýes (pl.) fish] * * * ▪ fish class Introduction class name  Chondrichthyes,  or  Selachii    any&#8230; …

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