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10 Language-to-English DictionariesScrew
/skruː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running round it and a slotted head, used for joining things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material.
"He used a screwdriver to tighten the loose screw on the chair leg."
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Fasten or tighten something with a screw or screws.
"Screw the brackets securely to the wall before mounting the shelf."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'scroffe' or Old French 'escroue', meaning a female screw or nut. It traces back to the Vulgar Latin 'scrofa' (sow, breeding sow), metaphorically likened to the animal's rooting habit or shape.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Screw" is said worldwide
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vis
Transliteration: /vis/
"Il a besoin d'une vis pour fixer cette étagère."
Schraube
Transliteration: /ˈʃʁaʊ̯bə/
"Er zog die Schraube mit einem Schraubenzieher fest."
vite
Transliteration: /ˈvi.te/
"Ho perso una vite di questo mobile."
tornillo
Transliteration: /torˈni.ʎo/
"Necesitas un destornillador para apretar este tornillo."
parafuso
Transliteration: /pa.ɾaˈfu.zu/
"O parafuso está solto na porta."
पेच
Transliteration: pech
"कुर्सी का पेच ढीला हो गया है।"
螺丝
Transliteration: luósī
"这张桌子需要拧紧几个螺丝。"
나사
Transliteration: nasa
"의자에 나사가 빠져 있습니다."
ネジ
Transliteration: neji
"この椅子にはネジが足りません。"
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