Unscrewing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is unscrewed.

    "But this was a sadly lingering process, since there must be as many screwings and unscrewings as there are copies to be printed."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of unscrew form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"To keep a nut from unscrewing by jarring, etc., screw it down until it jams, as it is called, firmly against the surface it rests on."

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