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screw threads

screw threads is the plural of screw thread.

Meaning of screw thread

Noun

screw thread (plural screw threads)

  1. A helical ridge formed around a cylinder, or a helical groove formed around the inner wall of a bore, used mostly on fasteners and their connection points.
    • An internal screw thread is cut with a "tap", while external screw threads are cut with a "die".

Questions about screw threads

What is screw threads the plural of?
Screw threads is the plural of screw thread.

Words near screw threads in the dictionary

  1. screw theory
  2. screw this
  3. screw this for a game of soldiers
  4. screw this for a lark
  5. screw thread
  6. screw threads
  7. screw top
  8. screw tops
  9. screw up
  10. screw up one's courage
  11. screw valve

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Adapted from Wiktionary: screw threads (page history and authors); screw thread (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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