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Phillips screw vs screw

screw vs Phillips screw

Phillips screw and screw both are nouns.

Phillips screw is not a verb while screw is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Phillips screw Yes No No No
screw Yes No Yes No
As nouns, screw is a hypernym of Phillips screw; that is, screw is a word with a broader meaning than Phillips screw:
  • Phillips screw: a screw with a special head having crossed slots
  • screw: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
Phillips screw (noun) screw (noun)
a screw with a special head having crossed slots slang for sexual intercourse
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
someone who guards prisoners
Phillips screw (verb) screw (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
turn like a screw
have sexual intercourse with
Difference between Phillips screw and screw

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