screw (into)
1screw into — twist a screw into, twist into …
2screw into — phr verb Screw into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ball …
3screw|head — «SKROO HEHD», noun. the upper end of a screw, into which the screwdriver is fitted for turning …
4Screw — This article is about the fastener. For other uses, see Screw (disambiguation). Screws come in a variety of shapes and sizes for different purposes. U.S. quarter coin (diameter 24 mm) shown for scale. A screw, or bolt, is a type of fastener… …
5screw — I n. 1) to tighten; turn a screw 2) a loose screw II v. 1) (d; tr.) to screw into (to screw a bracket into a wall) 2) (slang) (D; tr.) to screw out of ( to cheat out of ) (they screwed him out of his bonus) * * * [skruː] turn a screw a loose… …
6screw — {{11}}screw (n.) c.1400, from M.Fr. escroue nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole, of uncertain etymology; not found in other Romanic languages. Perhaps via Gallo Romance *scroba or W.Gmc. *scruva from V.L. scrobis screw head groove, in classical… …
7Screw-pile lighthouse — Screw pile lighthouses stand on piles that are screwed into sandy or muddy sea or river bottoms. The first screw pile lighthouse was built by blind Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell. It was constructed in 1838 at the mouth of the Thames and was… …
8Screw — (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation,… …
9Screw alley — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …
10Screw bean — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …
