Unscrewed

adj, verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unscrew form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not having been screwed. not-comparable

    "Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant."

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"Tom unscrewed the cap and handed the jar to Mary."

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