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screw


screw - noun

  • someone who guards prisoners
  • a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
  • a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
  • a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head

    • screw - verb

    • turn like a screw
    • cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
    • tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
    • defeat someone through trickery or deceit

    screw - thesaurus

    cheat   chicane   chouse   gaoler   jailer   jailor   jockey   shaft   turnkey  

    Scrabble score for screw

    s is 1 c is 3 r is 1 e is 1 w is 4
    Scrabble score = 10

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