screw cap

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skroo kap]
- /skru kæp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skroo kap]
- /skru kæp/

Definitions of screw cap words

noun screw cap a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like. 1
noun screw cap lid that is secured by twisting 1
noun screw cap a cap that screws on to a thread around the opening of a jar, bottle, etc to form a seal 0
noun screw cap (as modifier) 0
noun screw cap A screw cap is a lid that is twisted on to a bottle or jar. 0

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Origin of screw cap

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Screw cap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Screw cap

screw cap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.

screw cap usage trend in Literature

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