screws

Meaning of screws

plural noun
  1. a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running round it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place.
  2. an act of turning a screw or other object having a thread.
  3. a prisoner's derogatory term for a warder.
    she was frightened by the look of the screws
  4. an act or instance of having sex.
  5. an amount of salary or wages.
    he's offered me the job with a jolly good screw
  6. a mean or miserly person.
  7. a worn-out horse.
verb, 3rd person present
  1. fasten or tighten with a screw or screws.
    screw the hinge to your new door
  2. cheat or swindle (someone), especially by charging them too much for something.
    the loss of advertising contracts will amount to more than the few quid that they're trying to screw us for
  3. have sex with.
  4. impart spin or curl to (a ball or shot).
    Collins had a late chance to equalize but screwed his shot wide

late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French escroue ‘female screw, nut’, from Latin scrofa, literally ‘sow’, later ‘screw’. The early sense of the verb was ‘contort (the features), twist around’ (late 16th century).

Information about screws

  • The singular form of screws is: screw.
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Hyphenation of screws

screws

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • screws is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

screws synonyms

Meaning a long pin with a head that screws into a nut, used to fasten things together:

bolt

Meaning a device that closes or secures something:

fastener

Meaning a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook:

nail

Meaning a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc:

pin

Meaning a small, sharp broad-headed nail:

tack

Meaning a thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or another rigid material:

spike

Meaning a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place:

rivet

Meaning a nail of rectangular cross section with a flat tip and a small, typically asymmetrical head:

brad

Meaning an act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point:

turn

Meaning an act of twisting something around a stationary point:

twist

Meaning a sudden violent twist or pull:

wrench

Meaning a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other:

lever

Meaning an act of heaving:

heave

Meaning close or do up securely:

fasten

Meaning fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost:

secure

Meaning fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position:

fix

Meaning join or fasten (something) to something else:

attach

Meaning fasten (something) in place with a clamp:

clamp

Meaning strengthen or fasten (something) with battens:

batten

Meaning act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage:

cheat

Meaning use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions:

swindle

Meaning illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception:

defraud

Meaning obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them:

fleece

Meaning charge (someone) too high a price for goods or a service:

overcharge

Meaning obtain or withhold money from (someone) unfairly or by deceit; cheat or defraud:

bilk

Meaning cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something:

diddle

Meaning perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified):

do

Meaning swindle or exorbitantly overcharge (someone):

sting

Meaning make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid:

soak

Meaning overcharge (someone) for something:

rob

Meaning fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips:

clip

Meaning cheat or swindle (someone):

gyp

Meaning remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable):

skin

Meaning cheat (someone) out of something, especially money:

stiff

Meaning make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as with a sharp tool or blade:

gouge

Meaning make a higher offer for a house than (someone whose offer has already been accepted by the seller) and thus succeed in acquiring the property:

gazump

Meaning move with urgent haste:

rush

Meaning trick or deceive:

cozen

Meaning extract money from (someone) by fine or taxation:

mulct

Words that rhyme with screws

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