How do you use Screw in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like fuck or revolve, plus the exact meaning.
Screw in a sentence
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Screw meaning
- A device that has a helical function.
- A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
Synonyms of Screw
Using Screw
- The main meaning on this page is: A device that has a helical function. | A simple machine, a helical inclined plane. | A device that has a helical function.
- Useful related words include: fuck, revolve, go around, rotate.
- In the example corpus, screw often appears in combinations such as: to screw, the screw, screw up.
Context around Screw
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Screw
- In this selection, "screw" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, archimedes, twin, ground, inc, system and main stand out and add context to how "screw" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include american ground screw inc a and an archimedes screw it will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "screw" sits close to words such as algebra, anfield and anglican, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with screw
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These just screw on and tighten down with a screw. (10 words)
Archimedes' screw main The Archimedes' screw can raise water efficiently. (10 words)
If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard. (11 words)
The contact surface between the screw and the pipe does not need to be perfectly watertight, as long as the amount of water being scooped with each turn is large compared to the amount of water leaking out of each section of the screw per turn. (46 words)
Graphic representation of formulae for the pitches of threads of screw bolts Joseph Whitworth 's screw thread measurements were adopted as the first (unofficial) national standard by companies around the country in 1841. (33 words)
American Ground Screw Inc., a Des Moines-based distributor of a screw system for anchoring foundations, announced that the International Code Council has certified its product for use in the United States. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
First, the installer will drill guide holes in the gaskets, and then screw the screw from inside of the window.
American Ground Screw Inc., a Des Moines-based distributor of a screw system for anchoring foundations, announced that the International Code Council has certified its product for use in the United States.
If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard.
Sorry, but not sorry, screw me once, there will not be a time to screw me again.
The system also includes an easy one-step cover plate with a secure, center set screw to prevent screw back-out.
These just screw on and tighten down with a screw.
I decided to drill through the center of both the adjustment lever and the broken pivot dowel, then screw the two pieces together with a long wood screw.
Archimedes' screw main The Archimedes' screw can raise water efficiently.
Design The Archimedes screw consists of a screw (a helical surface surrounding a central cylindrical shaft) inside a hollow pipe.
Dewatering machines Design for an Archimedean water-screw He describes the construction of Archimedes' screw in Chapter X (without mentioning Archimedes by name).
Graphic representation of formulae for the pitches of threads of screw bolts Joseph Whitworth 's screw thread measurements were adopted as the first (unofficial) national standard by companies around the country in 1841.
In some designs, the screw is fused to the casing and they both rotate together, instead of the screw turning within a stationary casing.
Reverse action main If water is fed into the top of an Archimedes screw, it will force the screw to rotate.
Screw propeller of SS Archimedes Apparently aware of the Navy's view that screw propellers would prove unsuitable for seagoing service, Smith determined to prove this assumption wrong.
The Admiralty maintained the view that screw propulsion would be ineffective in ocean-going service, while Symonds himself believed that screw propelled ships could not be steered efficiently.
The contact surface between the screw and the pipe does not need to be perfectly watertight, as long as the amount of water being scooped with each turn is large compared to the amount of water leaking out of each section of the screw per turn.
The unarmored cruiser - often a screw sloop or screw frigate - could continue in this role.
Twin-screw (positive-displacement) The twin-screw pump is constructed of two inter-meshing screws that move the pumped fluid.
Without this device, workers may overtighten the micrometer on the work, causing the mechanical advantage of the screw to tighten the screw threads or squeeze the material, giving an inaccurate measurement.
A clamp-on grill light attaches to your grill using a screw-tight clamp.
Common combinations with screw
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to screw 28×
- the screw 24×
- screw up 23×
- dragon screw 13×
- screw it 12×
- screw the 8×
- screw this 8×
- screw in 6×
- screw and 6×
- of screw 5×