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screws

The word “screws” has 1 syllable: screws

It's pronounced as /skruːz/

What is synonym and antonym for screws?

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

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

Synonyms for screws

Antonyms for screws

Meanings of screws

  • 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 tightened the screws on the chair to make it stable.
  • The box of screws was left open on the workbench.
  • You’ll need longer screws to attach that bracket to the wall.
  • She counted the screws to make sure none were missing.
  • The mechanic replaced the rusty screws with new stainless ones.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to screws, such as: bamboozles, beats, betrays, bilks, bitches, bleeds, cheats.

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