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rescrew

rescrew verb: to screw again.

Verb

rescrew (third-person singular simple present rescrews, present participle rescrewing, simple past and past participle rescrewed)

  1. to screw again.
    • 5th, for single bands, unscrew the large pivots, so that the bands slipping come easily to the desired dimension (rescrew to retain the exact position.1857, English Patents of Inventions, Specifications: 1856, 1872 - 1937, page 7
    • If it be seen that any of the pins are unscrewed stop the shafting at once and rescrew these pins; rescrew the collars immediately if need be.1908, Paul Dumesny, J. Noyer, Wood products: distillates and extracts, page 177

Forms of rescrew

third-person singular presentrescrews
present participlerescrewing
past participlerescrewed
pastrescrewed

Origin of rescrew

From re- + screw.

Words that rhyme with rescrew

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Questions about rescrew

What does rescrew mean?
Rescrew means to screw again.
What part of speech is rescrew?
Rescrew is a verb.
What is the past tense of rescrew?
The past tense of rescrew is rescrewed.

Words near rescrew in the dictionary

  1. rescreen
  2. rescreened
  3. rescreening
  4. rescreenings
  5. rescreens
  6. rescrew
  7. rescrewed
  8. rescrewing
  9. rescrews
  10. rescribble
  11. rescribbled

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