Screwing: alternatives and connections

Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean dri…

An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.

A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with b…

The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected pa…

A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.

The broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms of a screw propeller.

A piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts.

A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cu…

Alt. of Breech screw

A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.

To cut, so as to make a screw thread.

A tool with several points, used for cutting or finishing screw threads, either external or internal, on work revolving in a lathe.

An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together.

A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., -- as a spiral or screw turning in…

An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.

A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head.

To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below…

A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc.