screwdriver
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screwdriver
- /ˈskɹuˌdɹaɪvɚ/ US
noun screwdrivers
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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.
Similar: turnscrew
- 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.
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Closest in meaning: screw, driver, flat, orange, screw driver, screwdriving, screw drive, screw wrench, screw key, screwdriver operation, wood screw, allen screw, woodscrew, coach screw, jackscrew, wrench
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noun tool
| Español | destornillador, desarmador, atornillador, desatornillador, entornillador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 나사돌리개 nasadolligae, 스크루드라이버 seukeurudeuraibeo, 드라이버 deuraibeo |
| 日本語 | ドライバー doraibā, 螺子回し nejimawashi, スクリュードライバー sukuryūdoraibā |
| 中文 | 螺絲刀 /螺丝刀 luósīdāo, 改錐 /改锥 gǎizhuī |
| हिन्दी | पेंचकस pẽckas, पेचकस peckas, पेचकश peckaś, स्क्रूड्राइवर skrūḍrāivar |
| Kiswahili | bisibisi |
| Português | chave de fenda, chave de parafusos |
| Français | tournevis |
| Deutsch | Schraubenzieher, Schraubendreher, Schrauber |
| Italiano | cacciavite, giravite |
| Ελληνικά | κατσαβίδι katsavídi |
| Română | șurubelniță |
| Русский | отвёртка otvjórtka |
| Tiếng Việt | chìa vít, tuộc vít, tuốc-nơ-vít |
| العربية | مِفَكّ الْبَرَاغِيّ mifakk al-barāḡiyy |
| עברית | מַבְרֵג mavrég |
noun cocktail
| Español | desarmador, vodka con naranja |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スクリュードライバー sukuryūdoraibā |
| Português | vodca com suco de laranja |
| Deutsch | Screwdriver, Wodka-Orange |
| Ελληνικά | βότκα πορτοκάλι vótka portokáli |
| Русский | отвёртка otvjórtka |
Talk about this word "screwdriver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/screwdriver. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. screwdriver. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/screwdriver "screwdriver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/screwdriver.Cite this
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title = {screwdriver},
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