screwdriver

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English[edit]

an assortment of screwdrivers
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Etymology[edit]

Compound of screw +‎ driver.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

screwdriver (plural screwdrivers)

  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.
    Synonym: turnscrew
  2. A cocktail made of vodka and orange juice.
    • 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 154:
      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.

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