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screw vs thumbscrew

thumbscrew vs screw

screw and thumbscrew both are nouns.

screw is a verb but thumbscrew is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
screw Yes No Yes No
thumbscrew Yes No No No
As nouns, thumbscrew is a hyponym of screw; that is, thumbscrew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than screw:
  • screw: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
  • thumbscrew: screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
screw (noun) thumbscrew (noun)
slang for sexual intercourse screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
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) thumbscrew (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 thumbscrew

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