How to Use "Screw" with Example Sentences

Screw (n): a narrow metal pointed cylinder that holds things together

Used with adjectives:

"Please pass me the wood screw."
(wood, metal, sheet, long, short)

"There is a loose screw on the ground."
(loose, extra, missing)

Used with verbs:

"I need to loosen this screw."
(loosen, tighten, take out, put in)

"Carl removed the screw from the wood."
(removed, took out)

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Screw (v): to attach something with a screw; to attach a lid with a twisting motion

Used with adverbs:

"He firmly screwed in the light bulb."
(firmly, tightly)

"Screw the lid down tightly."
(down)

Used with prepositions:

"She screwed the bolt into the door."
(into, onto)

"I screwed the lid back on the jar."
(on, onto)

"The table was screwed to the floor."
(to)