Synonyms for
screw
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
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All Definitions for Screw

Below are all the dictionary definitions of screw:

1A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
2A device that has a helical function.
3A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
4To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
5Sexual intercourse
6The act of screwing.
7To have sexual intercourse with.
8To extort or practice extortion upon
9To oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions
10To put the screws on.
11To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
12Used to express great displeasure with, or contemptuous dismissal of, someone or something.
13To give up on, to abandon, delay, to not think about someone or something.
14A ship's propeller.
15A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
16An Archimedes screw.
17The motion of screwing something
18A turn or twist to one side.
19Backspin.
20A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
21Rheumatism.
22An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity
23Also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
24To leave
25To go away
26To scram.
27To examine (a student) rigidly
28To subject to a severe examination.
29An extortioner
30A sharp bargainer
31A skinflint.
32A prison guard.
33A casual sexual partner.
34A small quamtity of a material such as salt or tobacco wrapped in twist of paper.
35An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
36An amphipod crustacean.
37To contort.
38To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
39To screw back.
40Salary, wages.

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Common synonyms for screw. These words share similar meanings and can often be used interchangeably depending on context.

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About synonyms for screw

Finding the right synonym for screw helps writers avoid repetition and add precision to their work. Defined as "A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.", screw has 0 alternatives that can fit different contexts and tones.

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