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hand screw

hand screw
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hand skroo]
    • /hænd skru/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hand skroo]
    • /hænd skru/

Definitions of hand screw words

  • noun hand screw a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool. 1
  • noun hand screw Also called hand-screw clamp. Carpentry. a clamp having two wooden jaws that are adjusted by two long screws. 1

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Origin of hand screw

First appearance:

before 1755
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65

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Parts of speech for Hand screw

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hand screw popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hand screw usage trend in Literature

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