screw
NOUNVERB
/skru/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
screw is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3R1E1W4
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does screw mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
Someone who guards prisoners.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
Slang for sexual intercourse.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
4
A fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head.
BROADER
NARROWER
5
A simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole.
BROADER
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Turn like a screw.
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion.
“drive in screws or bolts”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
Have sexual intercourse with.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
4
Defeat someone through trickery or deceit.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
5
Tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions.
ANTONYMS
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of screw
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