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turnscrew

turnscrew noun: a screwdriver.

Noun

turnscrew (plural turnscrews)

  1. (dated) A screwdriver.
    • Striking the turnscrew through the lead with a swift downward stab, which made me wince, he made a small hole, which was, however, big enough to admit the point of the saw.1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula

turnscrew meaning in Tamil and Telugu

turnscrew in Tamil

திருகுளி

turnscrew in Telugu

a turnscrew, a screwdriver
మరచుట్టు maracuṭṭu, తిరుగాణి tirugāṇi

Forms of turnscrew

pluralturnscrews

Origin of turnscrew

From turn + screw.

Questions about turnscrew

What does turnscrew mean?
Turnscrew means a screwdriver.
What is turnscrew in Tamil?
Turnscrew in Tamil is திருகுளி. See Turnscrew meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is turnscrew?
Turnscrew is a noun.
What is the plural of turnscrew?
The plural of turnscrew is turnscrews.

Words near turnscrew in the dictionary

  1. turns up the heat
  2. turns up the volume on
  3. turns up trumps
  4. turns upon
  5. turns upside down
  6. turnscrew
  7. turnscrews
  8. turnsheet
  9. turnsheets
  10. turnshoe
  11. turnshoes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: turnscrew (page history and authors); turnscrew (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); తిరుగాణి (Telugu) (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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