screwdriver

nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈskɹuˌdɹaɪvɚ//

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

noun

1
A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.
2
A cocktail made of vodka and orange juice.
Celestial asked for a screwdriver and the bartender poured a good four fingers of Smirnoff into a flimsy cup before opening a can of juice.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)krebʰ-der.? Latin scrōfa Old French escrouebor. ▲ Old French escruveinflu. Middle English scrue English screw Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *drībaną Proto-West Germanic *drīban Old English drīfan Middle English driven Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English drivere English driver English screwdriver Compound of screw + driver.

Forms

plural: screwdrivers

screening · Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").screenplay · A script for a movie or a television show; especially, the…screw · A device that has a helical function. A simple machine, a…

screwdriver · A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening…

screwed · Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or…screwing · The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).script · A writing; a written document.

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