head screw
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socket head screw — noun : a screw having a recess or socket to fit a wrench for turning rather than a slot or external hexagonal or square shape * * * socket head screw noun A screw with a hexagonal recess in its head, turned by means of a hexagonal bar formed into … Useful english dictionary
hex head screw — noun A screw with a hexagonal head. See Also: hex head bolt … Wiktionary
cross-head screw — A screw with a slot which looks like an X or + into which the tip of the blade of a Phillips or Reed and Prince screwdriver can be inserted … Dictionary of automotive terms
phillips head screw — A screw having a fairly deep cross slot instead of the single slot as used in conventional screws … Dictionary of automotive terms
Screw — This article is about the fastener. For other uses, see Screw (disambiguation). Screws come in a variety of shapes and sizes for different purposes. U.S. quarter coin (diameter 24 mm) shown for scale. A screw, or bolt, is a type of fastener… … Wikipedia
screw — n 1. bolt, pin, fastener, screw bolt, clamp; round head screw, flat head screw, oval head screw, Phillip s head screw, fillister head screw, metal screw, lag screw. 2. twist, turn, twirl, gyre, whorl; curl, curlicue, spiral, helix; corkscrew,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
screw — n. & v. n. 1 a thin cylinder or cone with a spiral ridge or thread running round the outside (male screw) or the inside (female screw). 2 (in full wood screw) a metal male screw with a slotted head and a sharp point for fastening things, esp. in… … Useful english dictionary
screw — [1] A spiral path along a cylinder. [2] A fastening device. A screw is like an inclined plane wrapped up. It can take a rotating force and change it into a much larger straight line force. See adjusting screw aiming screw air bleed screw air… … Dictionary of automotive terms
head — [1] The upper part of something. [2] A term used to express the increase of energy content in a fluid pumped, expressed in units of energy per unit of mass, usually simply ft (feet). [3] A part of the engine which covers the piston and creates… … Dictionary of automotive terms
screw — ► NOUN 1) a thin, sharp pointed metal pin with a raised spiral thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated in under pressure. 2) a cylinder with a spiral ridge or thread running round the outside… … English terms dictionary
