screw eye

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /skru ˈī/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /skru ˈī/

Definitions of screw eye words

noun screw eye a screw having a ring-shaped head. 1
noun screw eye type of fastening 1
noun screw eye a wood screw with its shank bent into a ring 0
noun screw eye a screw with a loop for a head 0

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Origin of screw eye

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 eye

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Screw eye

screw eye popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% 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 eye usage trend in Literature

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