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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
unscrew .
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Examples
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Every time Kevin unscrews a new bottle of Kraft salad dressing, the sharp plastic hinge cuts him.
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Every time Kevin unscrews a new bottle of Kraft salad dressing, the sharp plastic hinge cuts him.
Kraft Salad Dressing Comes With Built In Mini-Shiv - The Consumerist 2009
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He unscrews the light bulb, licks his fingers, sticks them in the socket, and asks the kid to flip the switch again.
Electrical question jackwilliambell 2010
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Kane unscrews the bottle, spreads KY down the chain until it glistens in the floodlights.
Monkeytown prologue/chapter first Chris Vola 2011
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Father makes sure the rum is safe, and still down, on his ass, he unscrews the top and takes a slug, and then a second one.
Sweet Sounds of Home Andrew Stancek 2012
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She unscrews the jar of ibuprofen tablets and places one on her tongue, as delicately as a communion wafer.
The Redleys Matt Haig 2010
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The last thing you want to do is shout, "Hey, buddy, you look fine to me!" and then watch, mortified, as he unscrews his artificial leg.
Missing car reveals security shortcomings -- and perhaps a bit of parking karma 2010
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Then he deftly unscrews the cap and shoves the nozzle in with a clatter.
Heaven’s Fury Stephen Frey 2010
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He extracts his slim flask from the lining of his denim jacket, unscrews the silver cap, and perks up his thermos of coffee with a hit of sourmash whiskey.
Grand Fury 2010
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He takes out the blood vials and unscrews the caps.
The Redleys Matt Haig 2010
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