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Meanings of screw (screwed) in inglés
catalán
carcerari español
guardia de prisión 
ruso
винт español
tuerca husillo 
Mechanism that converts rotational motion to linear motion, and a torque (rotational force) to a linear force; one of the six classical simple machines.
Sinónimos
Examples for "jailer"
Examples for "jailer"
1
I went to the prison; the jailer would not take me in.
2
At present, your jailer doesn't know that you are aware of him.
3
Our only hopes lay in the assistance the jailer might afford us.
4
He played cards half the night with the jailer and the sheriff.
5
My half hour has expired; the jailer comes to let me out.
1
The gaoler has not been long in getting Annette and Nicholas ready.
2
Outside the door his gaoler motioned to him to mount the stairs.
3
The temporal king, judge, or gaoler can work but on the body.
4
They were gone, the gaoler closing and locking the door behind them.
5
The entrance gaoler gave him the forms, and he disappeared with them.
1
Above the general din he heard the detestable voice of the turnkey.
2
The turnkey looked at Will Law with a hesitation in his attitude.
3
The turnkey burst into the room with hands uplifted and eyes bulging.
4
While they were still in discussion, a turnkey opened the door, saying:
5
The burly turnkey at the last door stood ready to meet her.
1
Jasper was interrupted in his reverie by the entrance of the jailor.
2
It was brought in by negroes, the jailor standing at the door.
3
The jailor told him the copy of the writ should be forthcoming.
4
The jailor himself was a kind man, and rather of Union sentiments.
5
Sir Henry's teeth clicked angrily as the door closed behind the jailor.
1
Her brother, a prison guard in Kentucky, had sent it to her.
2
My mother appeared over me like a prison guard with orange juice.
3
Former American Samoa prison guard Okesene Alo has been jailed for 27 years.
4
Well, Calvin, that young prison guard's grandfather hasn't been born yet.
5
The arrival of a prison guard gave Ganimard an opportunity to recover himself.
Usage of screwed in inglés
1
I screwed the letter in two and dropped it into the kitchen-fire.
2
Do you know how many panic attacks my screwed-up family's given me?
3
The newcomer screwed in his eyeglass and looked deliberately round the room.
4
He asked if I had a screwed-up childhood, and I said no.
5
Wherever anything seemed to make a snug fit, I screwed it in.
6
She took the check and screwed it into a small gold case.
7
Let the vice descend upon the joint, and be firmly screwed down.
8
She screwed back the cap, set down the flask and went outside.
9
By and by he screwed up courage and rang up the number.
10
All she had was her stump with the knife screwed to it.
11
Mr. Cuthcott turned to the room and let his screwed-up glance wander.
12
She screwed up the glasses and turned as if to take leave.
13
The Honourable Adam screwed up his face and pulled his goatee thoughtfully.
14
The count screwed his chubby features into a laughable mask of gravity.
15
The faces were screwed up to express an ecstacy of sensual delight.
16
Then I screwed up my courage, and did the only thing possible.
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Translations for screwed
español
ruso
Screwed through the time
Screwed across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common