Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tighten | No | No | Yes | No |
screw | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tighten (noun) | screw (noun) |
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slang for sexual intercourse | |
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 |
tighten (verb) | screw (verb) |
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become tight or tighter | defeat someone through trickery or deceit |
make tight or tighter | tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions |
severely restrict in scope or extent | cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion |
narrow or limit | turn like a screw |
have sexual intercourse with |