Word "SCREW" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
someone who guards prisoners
Synonyms:
gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, turnkey

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
Synonyms:
screw propeller

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
Synonyms:
drive in
Examples:
drive in screws or bolts

Crossword Clues for SCREW

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The salary a warder is given (5)
Con's guard
Small purchase at a hardware store
The Turn of the ___, Henry James ghost story (5)
Warder is frequently given a turn (5)
Ship's primary means of propulsion using blades?
Prison officer in need of a driver? (5)
Coupling _ _ _ _ _ - helps to prevent oscillation of coaches and wagons at high speed (5)
Threaded fastener Newsday 24 Mar 2024
Fastener with a helical thread
Threaded fastener Mirror Classic 19 Mar 2024
Thing with a thread Newsday 15 Mar 2024
Prefix with "driver" to mean an everyday tool
It may be used for adjusting salary, perhaps (5)
Threaded fastener LA Times Mini 06 Mar 2024
Bolt relative
Metal fastener; salary The Telegraph Quick 26 Feb 2024
Metal fastener; salary (5)
Fastener fitting into a nut Premier Sunday 25 Feb 2024
Prefix with "driver" for a fastening tool
Wood fastener Newsday 20 Feb 2024
Threaded metal fastener The Times Concise 16 Feb 2024
Southern sailors twist (5)
Canadian-invented workshop fastener, Robertson ___
Payment made when the gang are at their wits' end
Head-turning bit?
Personnel pursuing small fastener
Snooker shot in which the cue ball is hit below centre causing it to recoil after hitting the object ball (5)
Threaded metal fastener Mirror Tea Time 16 Jan 2024
Threaded fastener Mirror Classic 14 Jan 2024
Cheat with threaded nail (5) Puzzler Cryptic 06 Jan 2024
Propeller type Thomas Joseph 04 Jan 2024
Prison officer (inf) (5)
Word before "driver" to mean a tool
Rip off the fastener (5)
One's driven by double-cross (5)
Twisted-in metal fastener Newsday 13 Nov 2023
Metal fastener USA Today 08 Nov 2023
Wages of small company The Telegraph Toughie 24 Oct 2023
Prison officer’s wage The Times Quick Cryptic 24 Oct 2023
Prefix with "driver" for a fastening tool
One may have a flat head Universal 27 Aug 2023
Bookcase fastener Newsday 11 Aug 2023
Metallic fastener
Hinge fastener
Prefix with "driver" to mean a tool
Carpenter's fastener LA Times Daily 22 May 2023
Mess (up) New York Times 21 May 2023
Nail's threaded alternative, in the toolbox
Nail alternative Wall Street Journal 13 May 2023
Hardware item LA Times Daily 22 Apr 2023
Guard's company The Guardian Cryptic 12 Apr 2023
Fastener with a thread USA Today 19 Mar 2023
Threaded fastener?
Bit of hardware LA Times Daily 19 Feb 2023
Fastening The Telegraph Quick 10 Feb 2023
Woodworker's fastener USA Today 28 Jan 2023
Turning point in construction? New York Times 31 Dec 2022
Propeller The Guardian Quick 06 Dec 2022
Threaded fastener Thomas Joseph 23 Nov 2022
Propeller shape Thomas Joseph 28 Oct 2022
Word before "driver" to mean a tool
Crews (anag.) The Telegraph Quick 01 Oct 2022
Ship's propeller The Times Concise 02 Sep 2022
Threaded fastener LA Times Daily 29 Aug 2022
Second team's swindle The Telegraph Cryptic 22 Aug 2022
Hinge fastener
It's similar to a bolt USA Today 18 Jul 2022
Con fixer The Guardian Cryptic 07 Jul 2022
"Cork" follower to mean a bottle opening tool
Carpentry fastener LA Times Daily 22 May 2022
Threaded fastener Thomas Joseph 17 May 2022
It's followed by "driver" to mean a popular drink
"Driver" lead-in to mean a tool
Fastener twisted into wood Newsday 11 Apr 2022
Prefix with "driver" to mean an everyday tool
Threaded metal fastener
Phillips __ The Washington Post 03 Mar 2022
Phillips __ LA Times Daily 03 Mar 2022
Prefix with "driver" for a fastening tool
It needs a driver The Washington Post 13 Feb 2022
It needs a driver LA Times Daily 13 Feb 2022
Fastener twisted into wood Newsday 17 Jan 2022
Threaded fastener Universal 06 Jan 2022
Alternative to a nail USA Today 09 Dec 2021
Carpenter's fastener LA Times Daily 06 Dec 2021
Metal fastener The Telegraph Quick 22 Nov 2021
Goof (around) New York Times 26 Sep 2021
Fastener that may be loose Universal 25 Aug 2021
Con warder
Bit of hardware LA Times Daily 18 Aug 2021
Bit of hardware The Washington Post 18 Aug 2021
Wood or metal fastener Universal 09 Aug 2021
Metal fastener The Telegraph Quick 01 Aug 2021
9 seconds taken by men
It has a head and a thread Universal 04 Jul 2021
Ridged fastener USA Today 16 May 2021
Wood fastener Newsday 12 May 2021
Driver's target The Washington Post 14 Mar 2021
Driver's target LA Times Daily 14 Mar 2021
Propeller type Thomas Joseph 13 Jan 2021
Fastener twisted into wood Newsday 11 Jan 2021
Nail alternative The Washington Post 10 Jan 2021
Nail alternative LA Times Daily 10 Jan 2021
Remuneration for prison guard? The Sun Two Speed 31 Dec 2020
Twist The Sun Two Speed 31 Dec 2020
Word with "driver" to mean a tool or a cocktail
Loosens crewel segment to get to the fastener
Groovy fastening tool
Threaded hardware Eugene Sheffer 06 Aug 2020
Prison warder put in an impossible position
Threaded hardware
Threaded fastener Newsday 21 Jun 2020
What propels boat south: rowers The Sun Two Speed 31 May 2020
Fastener with a tapered threaded shank Irish Times Simplex 19 May 2020
Twisted-in metal fastener Newsday 04 May 2020
What propels boat south -- oarsmen? The Telegraph Cryptic 28 Apr 2020
Fastener tightened by rotating USA Today 25 Apr 2020
Carpenter's fastener USA Today 19 Apr 2020
Defraud small company
Fastener with a ridge USA Today 11 Apr 2020
'Righty tighty, lefty loosey' subject USA Today 16 Mar 2020
Helical thread The Times Concise 14 Mar 2020
Threaded fastener USA Today 15 Dec 2019
Rob gets wages
First in sewing team, one has a thread
Prefix with "driver"
Threaded fastener Thomas Joseph 28 Oct 2019
It has a head and a thread Wall Street Journal 28 Sep 2019
Metallic fastener
Casual wages of small gang The Telegraph Toughie 03 Sep 2019
Fastener with a twist New York Times 24 Jun 2019
Fastener with threading Universal 01 Jun 2019
Phillips-head hardware Jonesin 07 May 2019
Disaster team stopping to drink
Word before "driver" to mean a tool
Alternative to a nail USA Today 11 Apr 2019
Fastener, one on prison door?
It's groovy New York Times 24 Feb 2019
Endless men on boat in wind Irish Times Crosaire 24 Jan 2019
It's groovy
Fastener with a twist
Fastener with threading
Alternative to a nail
Prison guard, slangily
It has a head and a thread
Threaded fastener similar to a bolt
Prison guard, slangily USA Today 07 Nov 2018
Metal fastener The Telegraph Quick 04 Sep 2018
Express finally comes to junction out east
Fasten, in a way, with 'in' New York Times 20 May 2018
Threaded bolt The Telegraph Quick 19 May 2018
Threaded hardware The Washington Post 16 May 2018
Threaded hardware LA Times Daily 16 May 2018
Fastener that's driven USA Today 01 May 2018
Bookcase assembly accessory Newsday 20 Apr 2018
Threaded bit of hardware USA Today 13 Apr 2018
Thread holder New York Times 06 Apr 2018
Force men on ship, half cut The Telegraph Toughie 05 Apr 2018
Word with "driver" to mean a cocktail
Carpenter's fastener Universal 08 Mar 2018
Small man�s salary The Telegraph Toughie 16 Feb 2018
Prop in second team The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Jan 2018
Threaded hardware
Threaded bit of hardware
Fastener that's driven
Thread holder
Fasten, in a way, with "in"
Driven item The Washington Post Sunday 29 Oct 2017
Do turn
Bookcase fastener Newsday 01 Oct 2017
Eyeglass kit item Jonesin 26 Sep 2017
Shed starts to take a short cut to cheat
A thread winds around it New York Times 13 May 2017
Nail alternative Universal 11 May 2017
Prison guard, slangily New York Times 10 May 2017
Word with ball or driver LA Times Daily 08 May 2017
Word with ball or driver The Washington Post 08 May 2017
One locks up gang led by son The Telegraph Toughie 14 Mar 2017
Threaded fastener The Telegraph Quick 28 Feb 2017
Guard's son bragged loudly The Telegraph Toughie 13 Jan 2017
Prison guard, slangily
Word with ball or driver
A thread winds around it
Nail alternative
Threaded fastener
Fastener made by special workers on ship
Fastener, rivet The Telegraph Quick 27 Nov 2016
Bolt's team trailing behind second
Fastener that turns Universal 23 Nov 2016
Twist The Telegraph Quick 14 Oct 2016
Threaded metal fastener Newsday 05 Jul 2016
Carpentry fastener LA Times Daily 06 Jun 2016
Tapered fastener LA Times Daily 25 May 2016
Threaded fastener LA Times Daily 16 May 2016
Install, as a bulb, with 'in' New York Times 11 May 2016
Pay No 10, possibly
Hinge holder Universal 23 Apr 2016
Eyeglass kit item Wall Street Journal 19 Apr 2016
Hardware fastener LA Times Daily 17 Apr 2016
Threaded object Newsday 20 Feb 2016
Carpenter's fastener Family Time 15 Feb 2016
Stitch up something with a thread
Common fastener LA Times Daily 05 Feb 2016
Threaded fastener
Tapered fastener
Common fastener
Carpentry fastener
Bit of hardware USA Today 25 Dec 2015
Spirally threaded tack USA Today 04 Dec 2015
Carpenter's fastener Newsday 16 Sep 2015
Propeller The Telegraph Quick 09 Sep 2015
*Hardware insertion point LA Times Daily 17 Jul 2015
Woodworker's fastener Newsday 29 Jun 2015
Head-turner's hardware? LA Times Daily 04 Jun 2015
Piece of hardware Eugene Sheffer 24 Mar 2015
Apply backspin (snooker) The Telegraph Quick 21 Mar 2015
Direction followed by ship's complement that drives it The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Feb 2015
One of the simple machines Jonesin 12 Feb 2015
Carpenter's fastener
Head-turner's hardware?
Bit of hardware
*Hardware insertion point
Carpenter's fastener
Woodworker's fastener
Thumb thing
Eyeglass kit item
Spirally threaded tack
It may go into a nut
Threaded fastener
Flathead, for one
Item in the hardware department with a "+" or "-" on its head
One turning to enter?
It might be in one's kitchen cabinet?
Spirally threaded tack
Bookcase-kit item
Prison guard, in slang
Drywall fastener
Bad thing to have loose
Thread site
Word with "cork" or "thumb"
Archimedes' ___ (ancient water-transport machine)
You may make its head turn
Thread holder?
Bad thing to have loose
Threaded fastener
Alternative to a nail
Fastener that turns
One whose head is turned
Turnkey
It may have a slotted head
Carpenter's fastener
What propels boat south – men at oar
Door-hinge holder
Carpentry fastener
Bookcase-kit item
Threaded nail
Thread site
Carpenter's tool
Hoosegow honcho
Thread site
Threaded securer
Twisted fastener
Word before ball or driver
Twisted fastener
Phillips-head hardware
Bit of hardware
Fastener that may have a Phillips head
Hinge holder
A simple machine
"The Turn of the ___"
Vise closer
Bit of hardware
One of the simple machines
Threaded fastener
It has a groovy head
Handyman's fastener
Threaded bit of hardware
Fastener with a slotted head
Vise closer
It's twisted
Summon (up), as courage
A carpenter may drive it
Nail's cousin
Wood fastener
Prison guard, to a con
Fastening device
Propeller shape
Summon (up), as courage
Simple machine
A driver turns it
Boat propeller
Propeller type
Threaded fastener
Phillips head item
Hoosegow honcho
Fastener that's twisted in
"The Turn of the ___"
Nail alternative
Archimedes' __
Item driven by a carpenter
It's driven
Twisted fastener
Cork follower
Propeller
Nail relative
Nail alternative
"The Turn of the ___"
Wood fastener
Threaded bolt
Something to drive
Propeller type
Wood connector, often
You may make its head turn
It gets driven
You can turn its head
Contort by twisting
Relative of a bolt
Contort by twisting
You can turn its head
It fits into a nut
It could be a board member?
Auger shape
Certain fastener
Nail alternative
Drywall fastener
Turn in?
Alternative to a nail
Twist (in)
Bolt feature
Guard, slangily
Propeller type
Take advantage of
It's often driven into a wall
Prison guard, slangily
Tapered fastener
Threaded fastener
Metal fastener
Propeller shape
Turned fastener
One with a helical thread
Prison guard
Fasten
Spiral pin
Attach, in a way
Wood fastener
Attach, in a way
Wood fastener
"The Turn of the __"
It has a groovy head
Threaded fastener
It needs to be threaded
Guard in the yard
Turned fastener
Word with cork or thumb
Cork follower
"The Turn of the _____"
Metal fastener
Hardware item
Phillips head, e.g.
Carpentry fastener
Word with driver or ball
Flat-headed fastener
Nail's kin
Propeller
Metal fastener
Kind of propeller
Second squad's salary
It might have a Phillips head
Con tender
Twist
Flathead, for one
Tiny toolbox item
Threads make it work
Word after cork or thumb
Twisted fastener
Propeller type
Propeller sort
Propeller
Phillips-head, e.g.
Wood connector
Prison guard, in the yard
Prison guard, in slang
It can go in brackets
Phillips head item
Tool box object
Machine part
Turnkey
Kind of thread
Item in a hardware bin
Metal fastener
"The Turn of the ___": James
Kind of ball or driver
Fastening device
Propelling device
Something to drive
Ship's propeller
Fastener
Kind of driver
Driver or ball header
Word with cork or thumb
Something often loose
Cork or thumb
"Turn of the ___"
Ship propeller
Driver or ball
Propeller
Cork or thumb appliance
Propeller.
"The Turn of the ___."
___ pine.
Nail-like device.
Fastening device.
Metal fastener.
Carpenter's device.
Part of an ocean liner.
Thumb ___.
Small packet of tobacco.
Sharp bargainer.
Fool around
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