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cross-threading

cross-threading noun: a misalignment of a bolt or screw's threads with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole; a nonperpendicular insertion of a bolt or screw. Also the present participle and gerund of cross-thread.

Noun

cross-threading (countable and uncountable, plural cross-threadings)

  1. A misalignment of a bolt or screw's threads with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole; a nonperpendicular insertion of a bolt or screw.

Also used as

cross-threading is also the present participle and gerund of cross-thread.

Forms of cross-threading

pluralcross-threadings

Questions about cross-threading

What does cross-threading mean?
Cross-threading means a misalignment of a bolt or screw's threads with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole; a nonperpendicular insertion of a bolt or screw.
What part of speech is cross-threading?
Cross-threading is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-threading?
The plural of cross-threading is cross-threadings.

Words near cross-threading in the dictionary

  1. cross-tail
  2. cross-tails
  3. cross-talk
  4. cross-thread
  5. cross-threaded
  6. cross-threading
  7. cross-threadings
  8. cross-threads
  9. cross-tie
  10. cross-ties
  11. cross-tining

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