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101screw bean — screw′ bean n. 1) pln a tree, Prosopis pubescens, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., bearing twisted pods used as fodder 2) pln the pod itself Also called tornillo • Etymology: 1865–70, amer …
102screw pine — screw′ pine n. pln any tropical Asian tree, shrub, or climbing plant of the family Pandanaceae, having long, narrow, spirally arranged leaves and aerial roots • Etymology: 1830–40 …
103screw propeller — screw′ propel ler n. aer. propeller 1) • Etymology: 1830–40 …
104screw up — [v] make a mess of blow, bobble, bollix*, botch, bungle, confuse, flub*, foul up, goof*, goof up*, louse, make hash of*, mess, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muck up*, muddle, muff, queer, snafu*, spoil; concept 101 Ant. succeed …
105screw bean — ☆ screw bean n. 1. the spirally twisted pod growing on a mesquite tree (Prosopis pubescens) of the SW U.S., often used for fodder 2. this tree …
106screw jack — n. JACKSCREW …
107screw propeller — n. see PROPELLER …
108screw-pine — [skro͞o′pīn΄] adj. designating a family (Pandanaceae, order Pandanales) of monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, and climbers, characterized by daggerlike leaves and prop roots …
109screw-up — ☆ screw up or screwup [skro͞o′up΄ ] n. Informal 1. a serious mistake; blunder; mess 2. a person who screws up …
110screw|ball — «SKROO BL», noun, adjective. –n. 1. Slang. an eccentric person. 2. Baseball. a pitch thrown with a break or spin opposite to that of a curve. –adj. Slang. eccentric; erratic: »screwball arguments that don t make sense …
