screws
Pronunciación: [skruːz]
Palabra
Contexto: «tools»
(noun) screws are small metal pieces with a sharp point and a spiral ridge that you can twist into wood or other materials. They help hold things together, like when you put a shelf on the wall or fix a toy.
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My dad used screws to fix the broken chair.
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We didn't have any screws, so the table couldn't be put together.
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Do you know how many screws we need to put the swing set up?
Contexto: «mechanics»
(verb) to screw means to twist a screw into something, using a tool. It’s like when you turn a lid onto a jar, but with a screw that goes into a material to hold things tight.
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She screws the light bulb into the lamp carefully.
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He didn't screw the cap on tightly, and the juice spilled everywhere.
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Can you screw the shelf into the wall for me?
Contexto: «manipulation»
(verb) to screw someone can mean to trick or cheat them. It's when someone does something wrong to take advantage of another person.
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He was just joking and didn’t mean to screw his friend over.
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She felt that her boss screwed her out of the promotion unfairly.
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Do you think they are trying to screw us with that deal?
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