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  • 1screw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wood ▪ loose VERB + SCREW ▪ turn ▪ loosen, tighten ▪ …

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  • 2screw — 1. noun 1) stainless steel screws Syn: bolt, fastener; nail, pin, tack, spike, rivet, brad 2) the handle needs a couple of screws to tighten it Syn: turn, twist, wrench 3) …

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  • 3screw — 1. noun 1) four steel screws Syn: bolt, fastener 2) the ship s twin screws Syn: propeller, rotor 2. verb 1) he screwed the lid back on the jar Syn …

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  • 4screw-top — /ˈskru tɒp/ (say skrooh top) noun 1. a type of lid of a jar, bottle, or the like, designed to fit on by screwing. –adjective 2. having a screw top …

  • 5screw off — 1. verb a) To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it. b) To fail to do ones work; to goof off. 2. interjection To urge someone to leave …

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  • 6screw cap — noun : a cap that screws onto a threaded container finish (as on a bottle or jar) * * * a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like. [1870 75] * * * screw cap noun A lid that screws onto a container • • • Main… …

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  • 7screw — [[t]skru͟ː[/t]] screws, screwing, screwed 1) N COUNT A screw is a metal object similar to a nail, with a raised spiral line around it. You turn a screw using a screwdriver so that it goes through two things, for example two pieces of wood, and… …

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  • 8screw — n. & v. n. 1 a thin cylinder or cone with a spiral ridge or thread running round the outside (male screw) or the inside (female screw). 2 (in full wood screw) a metal male screw with a slotted head and a sharp point for fastening things, esp. in… …

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  • 9Mason jar — filled with jam A Mason jar is a glass jar used in canning to preserve food. They were invented and patented by John Landis Mason, a Philadelphia tinsmith[1] in 1858.[2] T …

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  • 10Kilner jar — A Kilner jar is a rubber sealed, screw topped jar used for the storage of food, which was invented by the Kilner family and produced by John Kilner Co, Yorkshire, England. Classically, it was a glass plug with a rubber seal attached to it in the… …

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