screwˈball noun (N American)

1. A ball delivered with spin (baseball)
2. A crazy person, an eccentric (slang; orig US)

adjective

Eccentric or zany

screwˈballer noun (N American)

1. A screwball comedy (informal)
2. A pitcher who throws screwballs (baseball)

screw bolt noun

A bolt with a screw thread

screw cap noun

A lid that screws onto a container

screwˈ-capped adjective

screwˈ-down adjective

Closed by screwing

screwˈdriver noun

1. An instrument for turning and driving screws
2. A cocktail, the principal ingredients of which are vodka and orange juice

adjective

(of factories, assembly plants, etc) assembling components produced elsewhere, usu in a foreign country

screw eye noun

A screw formed into a loop for attaching rope, wire, etc

screwing die noun (engineering)

An internally threaded hardened steel block for cutting externally threaded screws or screwed pieces

screwing machine noun (engineering)

A form of lathe adapted for the continuous production of screws or screwed pieces by screwing dies

screw jack noun

A jack for lifting heavy weights, operated by a screw

screw nail noun

A nail with a screw thread

screwˈ-pile noun

A pile for sinking into the ground, ending in a screw

screw pine noun

A plant of the genus Pandanus or its family (from the screwlike arrangement of the leaves)

screw plate noun (engineering)

A hardened steel plate in which a number of screwing dies of different sizes are formed

screw press noun (engineering)

A press worked by a screw, for punching holes, etc

screw propeller noun

A propeller with helical blades

screw steamer noun

A steamer driven by a screw propeller

screw tap noun

A tool for cutting female screw threads

screw thread noun

The helical ridge of a screw

screwˈtop noun

1. A bottle with a stopper that screws in or on, esp a beer bottle of the kind with its contents (also adjective)
2. The stopper itself

screwˈ-topped adjective

screwˈ-worm noun

The larva of a dipterous fly (screw-worm fly) which develops under the skin of various animals, often causing death

screwˈ-wrench noun

A tool for gripping screw heads

have a screw loose

To be defective (esp mentally)

put on or tighten or turn the screw

1. To apply (physical, moral, etc) pressure progressively
2. To exact payment

put the screws on

To coerce

screw around

1. To have many sexual partners (vulgar sl)
2. To act the fool (slang)

screw it, them, you, etc (vulgar sl)

An interjection expressing disgust, scorn, frustration, etc

screw over (slang)

To cheat or take advantage of (someone)

screw up

1. To twist or distort
2. To summon up (courage, etc)
3. To disrupt, spoil or ruin (informal)
4. (usu passive) to cause to become nervous, emotionally disturbed, etc (informal) (screwˈ-up noun (informal) a disaster, failure, mess or fiasco; a person who is a failure, whose life is a mess, etc)