MACHINE SCREW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does machine screw mean? 

• MACHINE SCREW (noun)
  The noun MACHINE SCREW has 1 sense:

1. a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver

  Familiarity information: MACHINE SCREW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MACHINE SCREW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("machine screw" is a kind of...):

screw (a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head)