screw

screw is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular screw

Plural screws

Some screws and a coin

1. A screw is a small metal thing for holding pieces of wood together. You turn it to move it in or out of the wood.

   I need some screws to hold the shelf to the wall.

Related words

• screw driver

Verb

Plain form screw

Third-person singular screws

Past tense screwed

Past participle screwed

Present participle screwing

This short section needs someone to add to it.

Related words

• screwed (adjective)