Phrase Hound found 145 phrases and 101 compound words that contain screw. The most common are listed below. Open screw in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 145
- screw upTo tighten or secure with screws.
- screw threadA helical ridge formed around a cylinder, or a helical groove formed around the inner wall of a bore, used mostly on fasteners and their connection points.
- screw capThe cap of a container, especially a bottle or jar, which screws onto the threaded lip of the container.
- set screwAny screw used to hold or adjust a setting, via fixation in a certain location or position: frequently a headless one, but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting.
- Allen screwA screw whose head has a hexagonal socket.
- wood screwA screw designed for a wood or a similar material, with a point, a relatively coarse thread, a thick shank, and, usually, an unthreaded portion of the shank at the head end.
- screw the poochto make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
- Archimedes screwAlternative form of Archimedes' screw.
- turn of the screwOne step in a gradual imposition of restrictions.
- turn the screwTo increase the pressure of a situation.
- put the screwAlternative form of put the screws: To apply pressure and coercion.
- puts the screwthird-person singular simple present indicative of put the screw: To apply pressure and coercion.
- putting the screwpresent participle and gerund of put the screw
- turned the screwsimple past and past participle of turn the screw
- turning the screwpresent participle and gerund of turn the screw
- turns the screwthird-person singular simple present indicative of turn the screw: To increase the pressure of a situation.
- coach screwA large metal wood screw with a head that takes a spanner.
- power screwleadscrew
- screw headAlternative form of screwhead: The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
- screw palmThe tree Pandanus spindalis, of tropical northern Australia.
- self-tapping screwA screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal).
- screw offTo remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.
- cap screwA screw that has a cap which is intended to rest against the side of the outermost material being screwed together when the screw has been screwed in to its maximum extent.
- Chicago screwSynonym of sex bolt: A type of fastener comprising a mated pair of screw and post; the post is a nut with a barrel-shaped flange and protruding boss that is internally threaded.
- differential screwA mechanism that uses two screw threads to make small, precise adjustments to the spacing between two objects, as in focusing a microscope or moving the anvils of a micrometer.
Compound words 101
- screwdriverA hand tool or power 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.
- corkscrewAn implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
- screwballA pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
- screwyCrazy; silly; ridiculous
- screwtapeTo mess things up, to corrupt, to be devilish.
- airscrewThe propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
- screwlessWithout screws (the mechanical fasteners); possessing no screws.
- screwbackThe period of screw rotation during injection molding when the plastic can flow into the mold.
- screwdrivingThe work of fastening or loosening a screw with a screwdriver.
- jackscrewA jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.