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Definition: Screwdriver |
ScrewdriverNoun1. A hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw. 2. Vodka and orange juice. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "screwdriver" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1893. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Mechanical Engineering | A hand tool fitting the slot in the head of slotted head screws or slotted circular nuts, and used to drive in or withdraw the screws by turning them. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A screwdriver is:
- a device used to manipulate screws. There are many varieties, two are pictured here, the flathead and the phillips head.
A typical flat head manual screwdriver.
A Phillips head screwdriver.
Screwdrivers come in a large variety of sizes to match those of screws, from tiny jeweller's screwdrivers up. It is important to use a screwdriver that is the right size and type for the screw used, or it is likely that the screw will be damaged in the process of inserting it. When tightening a screw with force, it is important to press the head hard into the screw, again to avoid damaging the screw.
Many screwdriver designs have a handle with detachable head (the part of the screwdriver in contact with the screw), allowing a set of one handle and several heads to be used for a variety of screw sizes and types. This kind of design has allowed the development of electrically-powered screwdrivers, which as the name suggests use an electric motor to rotate the bit.
Many contemporary electrical appliances, if they use screws at all, use Torx screws with oddly-shaped heads in an attempt to prevent users of the device disassembling them - see the article on screws for details. However, screwdrivers specifically designed for these special screws have become widely available in electronics stores.
- a type of cocktail: see screwdriver cocktail
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Screwdriver."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A Screwdriver is a simple and popular cocktail.Recipee:
Pour vodka over ice and add orange juice to taste. Garnish with a twist of orange or lemon.
- Vodka
- Orange juice
- Optional: twist of orange or lemon
See also: list of cocktails
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Screwdriver cocktail."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Instrument | Handle, hilt, haft, shaft, heft, shank, blade, trigger, tiller, helm, treadle, key; turnscrew, screwdriver; knocker. |
Sharpness | Wedge; knife edge, cutting edge; blade, edge tool, cutlery, knife, penknife, whittle, razor, razor blade, safety razor, straight razor, electric razor; scalpel; bistoury, lancet; plowshare, coulter, colter; hatchet, ax, pickax, mattock, pick, adze, gill; billhook, cleaver, cutter; scythe, sickle; scissors, shears, pruning shears, cutters, wire cutters, nail clipper, paper cutter; sword; (arms); bodkin; (perforator); belduque, bowie knife, paring knife; bushwhacker; drawing knife, drawing shave; microtome; chisel, screwdriver blade; flint blade; guillotine. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Screwdriver |
| English words defined with "screwdriver": flat tip screwdriver ♦ machine screw ♦ Phillips screwdriver ♦ ratchet screwdriver ♦ spiral ratchet screwdriver ♦ woodscrew. (references) |
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Screenplays | I drew a man who got hurt in the neck by another man with a screwdriver. (The Sixth Sense; writing credit: M. Night Shyamalan) Having a screwdriver jammed in the side of your head (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Screwdriver (1941) Screwdriver (1988) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Hutchinson’s Teeth is a congenital anomaly in which the permanent incisor teeth are narrow and notched. Note the notched edges and "screwdriver" shape of the central incisors. Credit: CDC. |
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| "Screwdriver" by Harry De Bruijn Commentary: "A macroshot of a small screwdriver." | "Screwdriver" by Gary McCord Commentary: "Screwdriver in hand." |
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| "Screwdriver" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.53% of the time. "Screwdriver" is used about 213 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.53% | 212 | 20,813 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.47% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 213 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "screwdriver": flat tip screwdriver ♦ phillips screwdriver ♦ ratchet screwdriver ♦ screwdriver blade ♦ spiral ratchet screwdriver. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "screwdriver"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | kaçavidë (turnscrew). (various references) | |
Arabic | مفك البراغي, شراب الفودكا مع عصير الليمون. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | отверка (turnscrew). (various references) | |
Chinese | 螺絲刀 , 螺丝刀 (Screw-driver). (various references) | |
Czech | šroubovák (screw-driver, turnscrew, worm-screw). (various references) | |
Danish | skruetrækker (screw driver, turnscrew). (various references) | |
Dutch | schroevedraaier (screw driver, turnscrew). (various references) | |
Esperanto | ŝraŭbturnilo. (various references) | |
Farsi | پیچ کش . (various references) | |
French | tournevis (screw driver, screwdriver for slotted head screws). (various references) | |
Frisian | skroevedraaier. (various references) | |
German | Schraubenzieher (screw driver, turnscrew), Schraubendreher (turnscrew). (various references) | |
Greek | κατσαβίδι (screw driver, turnscrew). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מברג. (various references) | |
Hungarian | csavarhúzó (driver, screwdriwer). (various references) | |
Indonesian | obeng. (various references) | |
Italian | cacciavite (screw driver, screwer, turn screw). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 螺子回し , ドミノ理論 (car rental agency, de Morgan, domain, domestic, domestic science, domino theory, draft, draft beer, drag, drag bunt, drag race, dragging, dragon, drama, dramatic, dramatist, drastic, dried sausage, drive, drive in, drive serve, drive-in bank, drive-in restaurant, drive-in theater, driver, drive-through, driveway, driving, driving club, driving contest, drugstore, drum, drum machine, drum solo, drummer, drumming, drum-set, dry, dry cleaning, dry curry, dry cut, dry flower, dry gin, dry ice, dry martini, dry milk, dry paint, dry shampoo, dry shaving, dry skin, dry suit, dryer, drypoint, longest drive contest, road map, trip by car), ねじ回し , スクリーン印刷 (screen printing, screw, screw propeller, scrimmage, script, script girl, scripter, Scripture). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ドライバー (driver), ねじまわし, スクリュードライバー . (various references) | |
Korean | 나사돌리개 (Screw-driver). (various references) | |
Manx | scrodeyr. (various references) | |
Norwegian | skrujern. (various references) | |
Papiamen | skrufdrai. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ewdriverscray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | chave de fenda. (various references) | |
Romansch | tirastruvas. (various references) | |
Russian | отвертка (screw-driver, turnscrew, turn-screw). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vrsta koktela (stinger, whisky sour), koktel od vodke i soka od pomorandže, šrafciger. (various references) | |
Spanish | destornillador (screw driver, turnscrew). (various references) | |
Swedish | skruvmejsel, drink (cocktail, drink, juice, pickup). (various references) | |
Turkish | tornavida (turnscrew). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | викрутка. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | chìa vít. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "screwdriver": screwdrivers. (additional references) | |
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"Screwdriver" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: screwdrive. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "screwdriver" (pronounced skruw"drī'ver) |
| 5 | -d r ī' v er | cabdriver. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-i-r-r-r-s-v-w" | |
-3 letters: decriers, derivers, descrier, redrives, screwier, scrieved, serviced, servicer. | |
-4 letters: decrier, decries, deicers, deriver, derives, derries, desirer, devices, deviser, diverse, drivers, redries, redrive, reivers, resider, reviews, revised, reviser, rewired, rewires, rievers, screwed, screwer, scrieve, scrived, serried, service, swerved, swerver, viewers, weirder. | |
-5 letters: ceders, cerise, cervid, ciders, creeds, crewed, criers, deicer, deices, derive, derris, desire. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-i-r-r-r-s-v-w" | |
+1 letter: screwdrivers. | |
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