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Definition of screw
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of screw is as below...
Screw (n.)
Specifically,
a kind of nail with a
spiral
thread
and a head with a nick to
receive
the end of the
screw-driver.
Screws
are much used to hold
together
pieces
of wood or to
fasten
something;
--
called
also wood
screws,
and screw
nails.
See also Screw bolt,
below..
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Jack
::
"Jack (n.) A
portable
machine
variously
constructed,
for
exerting
great
pressure,
or
lifting
or
moving
a heavy body
through
a small
distance.
It
consists
of a
lever,
screw,
rack and
pinion,
hydraulic
press,
or any
simple
combination
of
mechanical
powers,
working
in a
compact
pedestal
or
support
and
operated
by a
lever,
crank,
capstan
bar, etc. The name is often given to a
jackscrew,
which is a kind of
jack..
Countersink
::
Countersink
(n.) An
enlargement
of the upper part of a hole,
forming
a
cavity
or
depression
for
receiving
the head of a screw or
bolt..
Worm
::
Worm (n.) A short
revolving
screw,
the
threads
of which
drive,
or are
driven
by, a worm wheel by
gearing
into its teeth or cogs. See
Illust.
of Worm
gearing,
below..
Propeller
::
Propeller
(n.) A
contrivance
for
propelling
a steam
vessel,
usually
consisting
of a screw
placed
in the stern under
water,
and made to
revolve
by an
engine;
a
propeller
wheel..
Bolt
::
Bolt (n.) A
strong
pin, of iron or other
material,
used to
fasten
or hold
something
in
place,
often
having
a head at one end and screw
thread
cut upon the other end..
Tonophant
::
Tonophant
(n.) A
modification
of the
kaleidophon,
for
showing
composition
of
acoustic
vibrations.
It
consists
of two thin slips of steel
welded
together,
their
length
being
adjystable
by a screw
socket..
Helix
::
Helix (n.) A
nonplane
curve whose
tangents
are all
equally
inclined
to a given
plane.
The
common
helix is the curve
formed
by the
thread
of the
ordinary
screw.
It is
distinguished
from the
spiral,
all the
convolutions
of which are in the
plane..
Corkscrew
::
Corkscrew
(n.) An
instrument
with a screw or a steel
spiral
for
drawing
corks from
bottles.
Turn-buckle
::
Turn-buckle
(n.) A loop or
sleeve
with a screw
thread
at one end and a
swivel
at the
other,
-- used for
tightening
a rod, stay, etc..
Chase
::
Chase (v. t.) To cut, so as to make a screw
thread..
Terminal
::
Terminal
(n.)
Either
of the ends of the
conducting
circuit
of an
electrical
apparatus,
as an
inductorium,
dynamo,
or
electric
motor,
usually
provided
with
binding
screws
for the
attachment
of wires by which a
current
may be
conveyed
into or from the
machine;
a
pole..
Wrench
::
Wrench
(v. t.) An
instrument,
often a
simple
bar or lever with jaws or an
angular
orifice
either
at the end or
between
the ends, for
exerting
a
twisting
strain,
as in
turning
bolts,
nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many
wrenches
have
adjustable
jaws for
grasping
nuts, etc., of
different
sizes..
Screw
::
Screw (v. i.) To turn one's self
uneasily
with a
twisting
motion;
as, he
screws
about in his
chair..
Chaser
::
Chaser
(n.) A tool with
several
points,
used for
cutting
or
finishing
screw
threads,
either
external
or
internal,
on work
revolving
in a
lathe..
Spanner
::
Spanner
(n.) An iron
instrument
having
a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a
wrench;
specifically,
a
wrench
for
unscrewing
or
tightening
the
couplings
of
hose..
Well
::
Well (v. i.) A
vertical
passage
in the stern into which an
auxiliary
screw
propeller
may be drawn up out of
water.
Screw
::
Screw (n.) A
cylinder,
or a
cylindrical
perforation,
having
a
continuous
rib,
called
the
thread,
winding
round it
spirally
at a
constant
inclination,
so as to leave a
continuous
spiral
groove
between
one turn and the next, -- used
chiefly
for
producing,
when
revolved,
motion
or
pressure
in the
direction
of its axis, by the
sliding
of the
threads
of the
cylinder
in the
grooves
between
the
threads
of the
perforation
adapted
to it, the
former
being
distinguished
as the
external,
or male
screw,
or,
Blade
::
Blade (n.) The broad part of an oar; also, one of the
projecting
arms of a screw
propeller..
Nut
::
Nut (n.) A
perforated
block
(usually
a small piece of
metal),
provided
with an
internal
or
female
screw
thread,
used on a bolt, or
screw,
for
tightening
or
holding
something,
or for
transmitting
motion.
See
Illust.
of lst
Bolt..
Bed Screw
::
Bed screw () A long screw
formerly
used to
fasten
a
bedpost
to one of the
adjacent
side
pieces.
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