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SCREW EYE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does screw eye mean?
• SCREW EYE (noun)
The noun SCREW EYE has 1 sense:
1. a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
Familiarity information: SCREW EYE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("screw eye" is a kind of...):
woodscrew (a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver)
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