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screwdriver

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screw·driv·er  (skrdrvr)
n.
1. A tool used for turning screws.
2. A cocktail made with vodka and orange juice.
screwdriver [ˈskruːˌdraɪvə]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) a tool used for turning screws, usually having a handle of wood, plastic, etc., and a steel shank with a flattened square-cut tip that fits into a slot in the head of the screw
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) an alcoholic beverage consisting of orange juice and vodka
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.screwdriverscrewdriver - a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
flat tip screwdriver - a screwdriver with a flat wedge-shaped tip that fits into a slot in the head of a screw
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
Phillips screwdriver - a screwdriver for use with Phillips screws
ratchet screwdriver, spiral ratchet screwdriver - a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle
2.screwdriver - a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
vodka - unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
cocktail - a short mixed drink
Translations
screwdriver [ˈskruːˌdraɪvəʳ] N
1. (= tool) → destornillador m, desarmador m (Mex)
2. (= drink) → destornillador m
screwdriver [ˈskruːdraɪvər] n → tournevis m
screwed up screwed-up [ˌskruːdˈʌp] adj (psychologically) → perturbé(e)
to be screwed-up → être perturbé(e)
to be screwed up about sth → être perturbé(e) par qch
screw-in [ˈskruːdɪn] adj → à vis
screw-on [ˈskruːdɒn] adj [+ cap, top] → vissable
screw top n → couvercle m qui se visse
screw-top [ˈskruːdtɒp] modif → avec couvercle qui se visse
screw-topped [ˈskruːdtɒpt] adj = screw-top
screwdriver [ˈskruːˌdraɪvəʳ] n → cacciavite m inv
screwdriver [ˈskruːˌdraɪvəʳ] n → cacciavite m inv
screwdriver → مفك šroubovák skruetrækker Schraubenzieher κατσαβίδι destornillador ruuvimeisseli tournevis odvijač cacciavite ドライバー 나사돌리개 schroevendraaier skrutrekker śrubokręt chave de fenda, chave de fendas отвертка skruvmejsel ไขควง tornavida tuốc-nơ-vít 螺丝刀


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It was only just a screwdriver--just a wee little bit of a screwdriver.
Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context
He sorted and arranged the varied contents, and with a screwdriver and a longer screw reattached the button.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
Before the first stroke had died away, Sandy Jim had loosed his plane and was reaching his jacket; Wiry Ben had left a screw half driven in, and thrown his screwdriver into his tool-basket; Mum Taft, who, true to his name, had kept silence throughout the previous conversation, had flung down his hammer as he was in the act of lifting it; and Seth, too, had straightened his back, and was putting out his hand towards his paper cap.
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