Meaning
A small metal pin with a spiral line around it that holds two things together. To screw something is to turn it into place.
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Word origin
From Old French escroue, the name for a nut or a screw hole.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- escroue
Grammar
Examples
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A screw holds two pieces of wood or metal together.
screwdriver.
You turn a screw to push it into place.
lid tightly .
Here "screw" is a verb: to turn something into place.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 2: screw, village, planet and 7 more words.