turnscrew
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turnscrew — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: turn (I) + screw : a device for turning screws : screwdriver, wrench … Useful english dictionary
Screwdriver — Infobox tool name = Screwdriver caption =A flathead screwdriver| other name =Turnscrew classification = Hand tool types = See shape chart below used with = related = Hex key WrenchThe screwdriver is a device specifically designed to insert and… … Wikipedia
Instrument — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Instrument >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 machinery machinery mechanism engineering GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 instrument instrument organ tool implement utensil machine engine lathe … English dictionary for students
Carronade — The carronade was a short smoothbore, cast iron cannon, developed for the Royal Navy by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, UK used from the 1770s to the 1860s.The carronade was designed as a short range naval weapon with a low … Wikipedia
Operation Plunder — Part of Western Allied invasion of Germany, World War II Soldiers from the US 89th Infantry Division cross the Rhin … Wikipedia
8th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 8th Armoured Brigade abbreviation= 8th Armd Bde Caption=British 8th Armoured Brigade Formation Symbol dates= 2 September 1939 1956 country= Great Britain allegiance= branch= British Army type= Armoured Brigade… … Wikipedia
Opération Plunder — Traversée du Rhin (1945) Opération Plunder Traversée du Rhin (22 mars 1945 28 mars 1945) … Wikipédia en Français
Traversée du Rhin (1945) — « Traversée du Rhin » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir Passage du Rhin. Opération Plunder Traversée du Rhin (22 mars … Wikipédia en Français
screwdriver — noun a) A hand or machine tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it. b) A drink made of vodka and orange juice. Syn: turnscrew … Wiktionary
screw — I. vb 1. to have sex (with). This use of the word was recorded in Grose s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in 1785. It may be a direct metaphor or may be influenced by the archaic use of screw to mean a key (turn ing in a lock). Since the late… … Contemporary slang
