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SCREW THREAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does screw thread mean?
• SCREW THREAD (noun)
The noun SCREW THREAD has 1 sense:
1. the raised helical rib going around a screw
Familiarity information: SCREW THREAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The raised helical rib going around a screw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
screw thread; thread
Hypernyms ("screw thread" is a kind of...):
rib (support resembling the rib of an animal)
Holonyms ("screw thread" is a part of...):
screw (a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head)
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