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fasten vs screw

screw vs fasten

fasten is not a noun while screw is a noun.

fasten and screw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fasten No No Yes No
screw Yes No Yes No
As verbs, screw is a hyponym of fasten; that is, screw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fasten:
  • fasten: make tight or tighter
  • screw: tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
Other hyponyms of fasten include frap, firm, tauten, wind, wind up.
fasten (noun) screw (noun)
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
fasten (verb) screw (verb)
make tight or tighter defeat someone through trickery or deceit
become fixed or fastened tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
cause to be firmly attached cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
attach to turn like a screw
have sexual intercourse with
Difference between fasten and screw

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