Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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thumbscrew | Yes | No | No | No |
instrument of torture | Yes | No | No | No |
thumbscrew (noun) | instrument of torture (noun) |
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screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers | an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person |
instrument of torture that crushes the thumb |