Screw

/skɹuː/

Synonyms for "screw" (432 found)

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Closest matches (87)

Noun(10 words)

adjust adjusters advance anchorarchimedes screwass attach boinks bolt calibrate

airscrew anamorphism anamorphosisappeal toapply pressurearticulate askask forasymmetry badger ball battenbatten downbe intimatebeatbed of procrustesbegrudge beguilebeguile ofbend

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bilk blackmail bleedbleed whitebollix upbolt boot botch bucklebugger upbull bunco bungle burn butt buttoncall forcall upcall uponchallenge cheat chisel chousechouse out ofcircle circulate circumrotate circumvolute cirrus claimclamor forclasp cleat clip coerce cogcog the dicecohabit coilcome togethercommandantcommit adulterycompel con connect constrain contort contortion

Verb(9 words)

bangbe intimatebed boinked boinking bonk cheat chicane chouse

Strong matches (129)

copulate corkscrew couple cover cozen crank crib crimp crimple crinkle crook crookedness crumplecry forcurl curlicue custodian deform defraud demand

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destroy detorsion deviation diddle disproportion distort distortion dodo indo out ofdovetaildraw ondriver duff euchre evolute exact exploit extort famish fan finagle flam flee fleece flimflam fly fob forceforce fromfornicate frig fuckfuck upfudge gaoler girth gnarlgo aroundgo roundgouge governor grudge guard guardian gull gyp gyrate gyre gyroscope hasp havehave sexhave sexual relationshelix hinge hitch hocus hocus-pocushold uphook imbalance impeller impose increase indent influence insist intort involuteiron heelirregularityissue an ultimatumjade jailer jam joint keeper kink knot lacing lank

Noun(11 words)

copulation fasten fastenerfrench ajusterfuck fucking gaoler humps jailer jailor join

Verb(16 words)

do itdrive ineff fuck fuckedget it onget laidhave a go at ithave intercoursehave it awayhave it offhave sexhump jazz jockey know

Related words (216)

latch lay levylevy blackmaillie withlive upon nothinglock lopsidednesslouse upmake a demandmake it withmake lovemake offmake outmate meander mishandle mismanage miter mortise

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mount muddle mulct nail oblige orderorder upovercharge overprice overtaxpack the dealpaddle wheelpeg pigeon pin pinchpinch penniespirouette piston pivotplace an orderpractice fraud uponpress pressureprincipal keeperprison guardprocrustean bedprofiteer prop propellant propeller propulsorpry loose fromput in requisitionquirk rabbet rack raise ramp ream rendrend fromrequire requisition revolve rimple ringlet riprip fromrivet roll rook rotate rotator rotor round ruckle ruin rumple run scallop scam scamp scamper scant scarf scarpines scoot scrapescrew propellerscrew upscrewing scrimp scroll scrunchsell gold bricksserpentine serve service sewsexual intercourseshake downshave shortchange skedaddle skewer skimp skin skipsleep withslink snake snap snatchsnatch fromsoak spare spin spiral spring squeezestack the cardsstaple starve stick sting stint stitch strain stretch summon surcharge swindle swing swirl swivel tack taketake a divetaptear fromtendril thimblerigthrow a fightthumbscrew toggle torsion tortuosity torture turbine turnturn a pirouetteturn aroundturn awryturn roundturnkeytwin screwstwine twirl twisttwist and turnunsymmetry victimize volute volution vortex wamble warden warder warn warp wedge wheel whirl whorl wind worm wrenchwrench fromwrest wringwring fromwrinkle writhe zipper

Noun(21 words)

lead screwnookie nookypiece of asspiece of tailporkpower screwprison guardpropellersroll in the hayrotatescrew propellerscrewing secure set shag shtup thread tune turn

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turnkey

Verb(10 words)

lie withlovemake lovemake outrogeredroll in the hayshaft shaggedsleep togethersleep with

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7 relation types

More general

49 entries

adjustmentapply torqueassemble beatbeat outcarnal knowledgecoition coitus construct control copulate copulation couple crush fasten

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More specific

17 entries

Acme screwArchimedes screwball screwclockwise turncoarse adjustcounterclockwise turncountersink drivefine adjustincremental advancelag screwloosenmachine screwself tapping screwtightenwood screw

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Collocations

11 entries

Phillips headflat headlead screwmachine screwscrew holescrew intoscrew threadscrew togetherscrew torquethread pitchwood screw

Inflections

3 entries

screwed screwing screws

Derivations

8 entries

rescrewscrew headscrew threadscrewdriver screwed screwhead threaded unscrew

Antonyms

1 entries

unscrew

similar

2 entries

make outneck

Sample sentences

43 total sentences available.

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The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.

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He can't be smart if he can screw up something like that.

Source: tatoeba (41813)

When I turned the screw, water burst out.

Source: tatoeba (321319)

That's me - the coward unable to screw up his courage and find out the truth.

Source: tatoeba (327619)

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