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- [hav ey skroo loos]
- /hæv eɪ skru lus/
- /həv ə skruː luːs/
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- [hav ey skroo loos]
- /hæv eɪ skru lus/
Definitions of have a screw loose words
- noun have a screw loose a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver. 1
- noun have a screw loose a threaded cylindrical pin or rod with a head at one end, engaging a threaded hole and used either as a fastener or as a simple machine for applying power, as in a clamp, jack, etc. Compare bolt1 (def 3). 1
- noun have a screw loose British. a tapped or threaded hole. 1
- noun have a screw loose something having a spiral form. 1
- noun have a screw loose screw propeller. 1
- noun have a screw loose Usually, screws. physical or mental coercion: The terrified debtor soon felt the gangster's screws. 1
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Origin of have a screw loose
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English scrwe, screw(e) (noun); compare Middle French escro(ue) nut, Middle Dutch schrûve, Middle High German schrûbe screw
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Parts of speech for Have a screw loose
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have a screw loose popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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