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Screw thread — Internal and external threads illustrated using a common nut and bolt. The screw and nut pair can be used to convert torque into linear force. As the screw (or bolt) is rotated, the screw moves along its axis through the fixed nut, or the non… … Wikipedia
screw — 1. (of a male) to copulate with Referring to the entry into a reciprocal aperture: Well you, Howard, says Flora, who did you screw last night? (Bradbury, 1975) Either sex may be said to screw around, to copulate indiscriminately:… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
screw-holding screwdriver — A tool used to hold screws for easy placement in extremely tight places; also appropriate for loosening and tightening … Dictionary of automotive terms
screw starter — A tool used to hold screws for easy placement in extremely tight places; also appropriate for loosening and tightening … Dictionary of automotive terms
adjusting screw — A small screw usually found on carburetors, brakes, or headlights which change the way something operates, such as increasing or decreasing the amount of fuel entering the engine; or changing the idle speed; or tightening up the brakes; or… … Dictionary of automotive terms
machine screw — a threaded fastener, either used with a nut or driven into a tapped hole, usually having a diameter of about 1/4 in. (6.4 mm) or less and a slotted head for tightening by a screwdriver. Cf. cap screw, machine bolt. * * * … Universalium
thumb·screw — /ˈθʌmˌskruː/ noun, pl screws [count] 1 : a device used in the past to torture people by crushing their thumbs sometimes used figuratively The government is tightening/putting the thumbscrews on dissenters. [=the government is putting a lot of… … Useful english dictionary
Action (music) — The action of a stringed instrument is the distance between the fingerboard and the string, which determines how easy it is to sound notes when pressure is applied with the finger tips. Generally a low action is considered to be more playable,… … Wikipedia
Worm drive — A worm drive is a gear arrangement in which a worm (which is a gear in the form of a screw) meshes with a worm gear (which is similar in appearance to a spur gear, and is also called a worm wheel). The terminology is often confused by imprecise… … Wikipedia
Cramp — (kr[a^]mp), n. [OE. crampe, craumpe; akin to D. & Sw. kramp, Dan. krampe, G. krampf (whence F. crampe), Icel. krappr strait, narrow, and to E. crimp, crumple; cf. cram. See {Grape}.] 1. That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cramp bone — Cramp Cramp (kr[a^]mp), n. [OE. crampe, craumpe; akin to D. & Sw. kramp, Dan. krampe, G. krampf (whence F. crampe), Icel. krappr strait, narrow, and to E. crimp, crumple; cf. cram. See {Grape}.] 1. That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
