Unscrewing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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."