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turned the screws

turned the screws is the simple past and past participle of turn the screws.

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What is turned the screws the simple past and past participle of?
Turned the screws is the simple past and past participle of turn the screws.

Words near turned the screws in the dictionary

  1. turned the other cheek
  2. turned the other way
  3. turned the page
  4. turned the scale
  5. turned the screw
  6. turned the screws
  7. turned the tables
  8. turned the tide
  9. turned the trick
  10. turned the turtle
  11. turned to

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