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- [skroo uh-round]
- /skru əˈraʊnd/
- /skruː əˈraʊnd/
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- [skroo uh-round]
- /skru əˈraʊnd/
Definitions of screw around words
- noun screw around 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 screw around 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 screw around British. a tapped or threaded hole. 1
- noun screw around something having a spiral form. 1
- noun screw around screw propeller. 1
- noun screw around Usually, screws. physical or mental coercion: The terrified debtor soon felt the gangster's screws. 1
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Origin of screw around
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 Screw around
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
screw around 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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