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Meanings of screw in English

Catalan
carcerari
Spanish
guardia de prisión
Wikidata

Someone who guards prisoners.

        carcerari
        Russian
        винт
        Spanish
        tuerca husillo
        Wikidata

        Mechanism that converts rotational motion to linear motion, and a torque (rotational force) to a linear force; one of the six classical simple machines.

              винт
              Russian
              винт
              Portuguese
              parafuso
              Catalan
              vis
              Spanish
              tornillo
              Wikidata

              Type of fastener characterized by a thread wrapped around a cylinder.

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                      винт
                      Portuguese
                      foda
                      Catalan
                      clau
                      Spanish
                      casquete

                      Slang for sexual intercourse.

                          foda
                          Usage of screw in English
                          1
                          Austria, also, claims the honour of the invention of the screw steamer.
                          Men of Invention and Industry
                          2
                          The faint crunching sound of the screw going into the wood ceased.
                          The Penalty
                          3
                          Nail or screw the buttons to the table, as shown in Fig.
                          The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                          4
                          The screw had two arms and was over nine feet in circumference.
                          Marvels of Modern Science
                          5
                          Just a screw-up on my part. Neither starting quarterback returned to action.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          The screw was in its place, seemingly as I had put it.
                          Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University...
                          7
                          There are too many screw-ups and mistakes from people not paying attention.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          8
                          This was the first Boston terrier to rejoice in a screw tail.
                          The Boston Terrier and All About It / A Practical, Scientific, a...
                          9
                          Underneath this I perched myself on the plank and watched the screw.
                          Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
                          10
                          The levers clanked merrily, the little screw lashed up the dark waters.
                          In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
                          11
                          Pour a small quantity of paraffin round the top of the screw.
                          Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
                          12
                          Soon the throb and hum told that the big screw was revolving.
                          Under the Ocean to the South Pole; Or, the Strange Cruise of the...
                          13
                          The horsey man with the well-bred screw was first over the brook.
                          The Eustace Diamonds
                          14
                          Not a bolt was loose; not a screw was out of order.
                          Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
                          15
                          Because many screw-on holds are quite thin, they can be relatively fragile.
                          Rock and Ice Magazine
                          16
                          The opposite end of the cylinder is supported by a center screw.
                          Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881
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                          Translations for screw
                          Russian
                          винт
                          Screw through the time
                          Screw across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Less common