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screw vs holdfast

holdfast vs screw

screw and holdfast both are nouns.

screw is a verb but holdfast is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
screw Yes No Yes No
holdfast Yes No No No
As nouns, holdfast is a hypernym of screw; that is, holdfast is a word with a broader meaning than screw:
  • screw: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
  • holdfast: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Other hypernyms of screw include fastener, fastening, fixing.
screw (noun) holdfast (noun)
slang for sexual intercourse restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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
screw (verb) holdfast (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 screw and holdfast

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