Screw

  • 31screw — 1 noun 1 (C) a thin pointed piece of metal that you push and turn in order to fasten pieces of metal or wood together: Tighten the screws on the plug. 2 (C) slang taboo an act of having sex 3 have a screw loose informal often humorous to be… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32screw */ — I UK [skruː] / US [skru] verb Word forms screw : present tense I/you/we/they screw he/she/it screws present participle screwing past tense screwed past participle screwed 1) [transitive] to fasten one thing to another using screws Next screw the… …

    English dictionary

  • 33screw — noun 1》 a short, slender, sharp pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated in under pressure.     ↘a cylinder with a helical ridge or thread running round the …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 34screw — 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 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 35screw — I n. 1) to tighten; turn a screw 2) a loose screw II v. 1) (d; tr.) to screw into (to screw a bracket into a wall) 2) (slang) (D; tr.) to screw out of ( to cheat out of ) (they screwed him out of his bonus) * * * [skruː] turn a screw a loose… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 36screw — {{11}}screw (n.) c.1400, from M.Fr. escroue nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole, of uncertain etymology; not found in other Romanic languages. Perhaps via Gallo Romance *scroba or W.Gmc. *scruva from V.L. scrobis screw head groove, in classical… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 37screw — [[t]skru[/t]] 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, as with a screwdriver 2) a threaded cylindrical rod, with a head at one end, that engages …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38Screw — Este artículo o sección sobre música necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 3 de junio de 2010. También puedes ayudar… …

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  • 39screw —    1. (of a male) to    copulate with    Referring to the entry into a reciprocal aperture:     Well you, Howard, says Flora, who did you screw last night? (Bradbury, 1975)    Either sex may be said to screw around, to copulate indiscriminately:… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 40screw — n 1. bolt, pin, fastener, screw bolt, clamp; round head screw, flat head screw, oval head screw, Phillip s head screw, fillister head screw, metal screw, lag screw. 2. twist, turn, twirl, gyre, whorl; curl, curlicue, spiral, helix; corkscrew,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder