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handscrew

handscrew noun: an appliance for raising heavy weights; a jack.

Noun

handscrew (plural handscrews)

  1. An appliance for raising heavy weights; a jack.

Forms of handscrew

pluralhandscrews

Origin of handscrew

From hand + screw.

Questions about handscrew

What does handscrew mean?
Handscrew means an appliance for raising heavy weights; a jack.
What part of speech is handscrew?
Handscrew is a noun.
What is the plural of handscrew?
The plural of handscrew is handscrews.

Words near handscrew in the dictionary

  1. handsbreadth
  2. handsbreadths
  3. Handscomb
  4. Handscombs
  5. handscreened
  6. handscrew
  7. handscrews
  8. handscroll
  9. handscrolls
  10. handscrub
  11. handscrubs

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