screw-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: a fastener that is a threaded shank and can be rotated and sunk into an opening

Commentary: SCREW[+artifact][+fastener][+shank][+threaded][+rotatable][+sinkable]

Examples:
Bob fastened the shelf to the wall with metal screws.
We bought some nails and screws at the hardware store.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4

Sense Number 2: type of propeller on a ship or aircraft

Commentary: SCREW[+artifact][+propeller][+angle_bladed][+for_vessel]

Examples:
The warship's screw had been damaged and it could not propel forward.
The pilot powered down the screws after landing.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: the act of turning a shank into a hole

Commentary: SCREW[+event][+turning][+fastener][+into_hole]

Examples:
It took several screws to tighten the fastener flat against the panel's surface.
The screw of the threaded shanks into the metal is done with a power tool.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: a prison guard

Commentary: SCREW[+person][+role][+profession][+guard][+prison]
NOTE: derogatory slang usage

Examples:
The prisoners hid their homemade plastic weapons from the screws.
The prisoner warned the new inmate that their cellblock screw had a nasty temper.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 5: sexual intercourse

Commentary: SCREW[+event][+intercourse][+sexual]
NOTE: vulgar usage

Examples:
He paid for a 1-hour screw with a prostitute.
She was furious to learn that all he wanted from her was a quick screw.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 6: a sexual partner

Commentary: SCREW[+person][+role][+social][+partner][+sexual]
NOTE: vulgar usage

Examples:
The celebrity's wife accused the singer of being her husband's latest screw.
He views every woman he meets as a potential screw.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 4a

Sense Number 7: Idioms

Commentary: HAVE_A_SCREW_LOOSE (be mentally unbalanced) PUT_THE_SCREWS_ON (apply intense psychological pressure on someone)

Examples:
Sally said her new office mate seems to have a screw loose.
Mary really put the screws on her fellow club members to volunteer their time for this event.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom