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finger screw

finger screw noun: a type of fastener designed to be tightened and loosened by hand.

Noun

finger screw (plural finger screws)

  1. A type of fastener designed to be tightened and loosened by hand.
  2. (historical) A torture instrument featuring a small vise with ridged metal plates.

Forms of finger screw

pluralfinger screws

Questions about finger screw

What does finger screw mean?
Finger screw means a type of fastener designed to be tightened and loosened by hand.
What part of speech is finger screw?
Finger screw is a noun.
What is the plural of finger screw?
The plural of finger screw is finger screws.

Words near finger screw in the dictionary

  1. finger roll
  2. finger rolls
  3. finger root
  4. finger sandwich
  5. finger sandwiches
  6. finger screw
  7. finger screws
  8. finger shell
  9. finger shells
  10. finger shield
  11. finger shields

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