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revolve vs screw

screw vs revolve

revolve is not a noun while screw is a noun.

revolve and screw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
revolve No No Yes No
screw Yes No Yes No
As verbs, screw is a hyponym of revolve; that is, screw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than revolve:
  • revolve: turn on or around an axis or a center
  • screw: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
Other hyponyms of revolve include drive in, wheel, wheel around, gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl, swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl.
revolve (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
revolve (verb) screw (verb)
turn on or around an axis or a center defeat someone through trickery or deceit
move in an orbit tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
turn like a screw
have sexual intercourse with
Difference between revolve and screw

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