Phrase Hound found 61 phrases and 20 compound words that contain screws. The most common are listed below. Open screws in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 61
- News of the ScrewsSynonym of Screws of the World (“the News of the World tabloid newspaper”).
- put the screwsTo apply pressure and coercion.
- puts the screwsthird-person singular simple present indicative of put the screws: To apply pressure and coercion.
- putting the screwspresent participle and gerund of put the screws
- turn the screwsAlternative form of turn the screw: To increase the pressure of a situation.
- turned the screwssimple past and past participle of turn the screws
- turning the screwspresent participle and gerund of turn the screws
- turns the screwsthird-person singular simple present indicative of turn the screws: To increase the pressure of a situation.
- Screws of the WorldThe News of the World, a weekly tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011, known for its focus on sensational celebrity gossip.
- machine screwsplural of machine screw: A screw designed for metal or a similar material, usually with no point and a relatively fine thread, intended for prepared, threaded holes.
- Phillips screwsplural of Phillips screw: A screw with a Phillips head.
- thumb-screwsplural of thumb-screw: A screw that is designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers, thus requiring no screwdriver or spanner (wrench).
- self-tapping screwsplural of self-tapping screw: A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal).
- Allen screwsplural of Allen screw: A screw whose head has a hexagonal socket.
- bed screwsplural of bed screw: A form of jackscrew for lifting large bodies and assisting in launching.
- cap screwsplural of cap screw: A 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 screwsplural of Chicago screw: 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.
- coach screwsplural of coach screw: A large metal wood screw with a head that takes a spanner.
- color screwsplural of color screw: The condition of having an insufficient supply of the correct color of mana.
- colour screwsplural of colour screw: The condition of having an insufficient supply of the correct color of mana.
- differential screwsplural of differential screw: A 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.
- endless screwsplural of endless screw: A part of an arrangement for producing slow motion in machinery, consisting of a screw whose thread engages with a wheel with skew teeth.
- eye screwsplural of eye screw; alternative form of screw eyes.
- finger screwsplural of finger screw: A type of fastener designed to be tightened and loosened by hand.
- foot screwsplural of foot screw: An adjusting screw which forms a foot, and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place.
Compound words 20
- corkscrewsplural of corkscrew: An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
- thumbscrewsplural of thumbscrew: A screw that is designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers, thus requiring no screwdriver or spanner (wrench).
- woodscrewsplural of woodscrew: A 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.
- airscrewsplural of airscrew: The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
- bottlescrewsplural of bottlescrew: corkscrew
- capscrewsplural of capscrew: A 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.
- colorscrewsplural of colorscrew: The condition of having an insufficient supply of the correct color of mana.
- eyescrewsplural of eyescrew; alternative form of screw eyes.
- footscrewsplural of footscrew: An adjusting screw which forms a foot, and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place.
- handscrewsplural of handscrew: An appliance for raising heavy weights; a jack.