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screw

The word “screw” has 1 syllable: screw

It's pronounced as /skruː/

What is synonym and antonym for screw?

In the thesaurus, “screw” has 78 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for screw along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for screw

Antonyms for screw

Meanings of screw

  • noun
    1. A device that has a helical function.
    2. The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
    3. A prison guard.
    4. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
    5. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
    6. Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
    7. A casual sexual partner.
    8. Salary, wages.
    9. Backspin.
    10. A small packet of tobacco.
    11. An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
    12. A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
    13. An amphipod crustacean.
    14. (in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.
  • verb
    1. To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
    2. To have sexual intercourse with.
    3. To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
    4. To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
    5. To contort.
    6. To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
    7. To screw back.
    8. To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.

Example Sentences

  • He used a screw to attach the shelf to the wall.
  • One screw was missing from the back of the chair.
  • Make sure to tighten each screw before turning on the machine.
  • The carpenter replaced the old screw with a new one.
  • She accidentally dropped the tiny screw on the floor while fixing her glasses.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to screw, such as: bamboozle, beat, betray, bilk, bitch, bleed, cheat.

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