Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
screw (mechanical fastener) or some aspect of one.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Why do you think it's wise to carry that screwlike device for pulling that ball out of the barrel?
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Why do you think it's wise to carry that screwlike device for pulling that ball out of the barrel?
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The size of a tank, it had a huge pointed nose that whizzed around and around, screwlike, obliterating everything in its path.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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The size of a tank, it had a huge pointed nose that whizzed around and around, screwlike, obliterating everything in its path.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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The size of a tank, it had a huge pointed nose that whizzed around and around, screwlike, obliterating everything in its path.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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The honeycombed body boasted a long, screwlike tail, a kind of corkscrew flagellum.
Sentenced To Prism Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1985
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Mrs. Puddicombe's broad face reddened under her amazing labyrinth of screwlike curls.
Polly and the Princess Emma C. Dowd
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