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screw vs shaft

shaft vs screw

screw and shaft both are nouns.

screw and shaft both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
screw Yes No Yes No
shaft Yes No Yes No
As verbs, screw and shaft are synonyms defined as:
  • screw and shaft: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Other synonyms of screw include cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey.
screw (noun) shaft (noun)
slang for sexual intercourse the hollow spine of a feather
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
someone who guards prisoners (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
the main (mid) section of a long bone
obscene terms for penis
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a column of light (as from a beacon)
screw (verb) shaft (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit defeat someone through trickery or deceit
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions equip with a shaft
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
turn like a screw
have sexual intercourse with
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