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capscrew

capscrew is the alternative spelling of cap screw.

Meaning of cap screw

Noun

cap screw (plural cap screws)

  1. A screw that has a cap which is intended to rest against the side of the outermost material being screwed together when the screw has been screwed in to its maximum extent.

Forms of capscrew

pluralcapscrews

Questions about capscrew

What is capscrew the alternative spelling of?
Capscrew is the alternative spelling of cap screw.

Words near capscrew in the dictionary

  1. capsaicinoids
  2. capsaicins
  3. capsanthin
  4. capsase
  5. capsazepine
  6. capscrew
  7. capscrews
  8. capsenone
  9. capsful
  10. Capshaw
  11. Capshaws

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: capscrew (page history and authors); cap screw (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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