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bed screw

bed screw noun: a form of jackscrew for lifting large bodies and assisting in launching.

Noun

bed screw (plural bed screws)

  1. A form of jackscrew for lifting large bodies and assisting in launching.
  2. A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces.

Forms of bed screw

pluralbed screws

Questions about bed screw

What does bed screw mean?
Bed screw means a form of jackscrew for lifting large bodies and assisting in launching.
What part of speech is bed screw?
Bed screw is a noun.
What is the plural of bed screw?
The plural of bed screw is bed screws.

Words near bed screw in the dictionary

  1. bed rotted
  2. bed rotting
  3. bed ruffle
  4. bed ruffles
  5. bed runner
  6. bed screw
  7. bed screws
  8. bed settee
  9. bed settees
  10. bed sheet
  11. bed sheets

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