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shaft vs screw

screw vs shaft

shaft and screw both are nouns.

shaft and screw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shaft Yes No Yes No
screw Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shaft and screw are synonyms defined as:
  • shaft and screw: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Other synonyms of shaft include cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey.
shaft (noun) screw (noun)
the hollow spine of a feather slang for sexual intercourse
a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
a revolving rod that transmits power or motion a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column someone who guards prisoners
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)
shaft (verb) screw (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit defeat someone through trickery or deceit
equip with a shaft tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
turn like a screw
have sexual intercourse with
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