screw
A device that has a helical function.
A device that has a helical function.
A device that has a helical function.
A device that has a helical function.
A device that has a helical function.
The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
A prison guard.
An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
A casual sexual partner.
Salary, wages.
Backspin.
A small quantity of a material such as salt or tobacco wrapped in twist of paper.
An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
An amphipod crustacean.
Rheumatism.

screwboard
A vertical board that has an array of holes into which may be placed pins for holding tools etc

screwboards
plural of screwboard

screwdriver
A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.
A cocktail made of vodka and orange juice.

screwdrivers
plural of screwdriver

screwed
Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.
Intoxicated.

screwers
plural of screwer

screweye
Alternative form of screw eye.

screweyes
plural of screweye; alternative form of screw eyes.

screwing
present participle and gerund of screw

screwings
plural of screwing

screwjack
Synonym of jackscrew.

screwjacks
plural of screwjack

screwn
past participle of screw

screwpile
Alternative form of screw pile.

screwpiles
plural of screwpile

screwpine
Alternative form of screw pine.

screwpines
plural of screwpine

screwpump
Alternative form of screw pump.

screwpumps
plural of screwpump

screws
plural of screw

screwthread
Alternative form of screw thread.

screwthreads
plural of screwthread

scriber
A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines; a marking awl.

scribers
plural of scriber

scrim
A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,.
A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.
A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.
A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.
A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.

scrims
plural of scrim

scrobbler
A program that scrobbles.

scrollbar
Alternative spelling of scroll bar.

scuba
An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.

scubas
plural of scuba

scuffball
An illegal pitch where the baseball has been altered using sandpaper or a similar tool to modify its spin.

scuffballs
plural of scuffball

scuffer
An abrasive tool for scuffing the surface of something, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
One who scuffs the feet.
A London policeman (of the Victorian era).

scuffers
plural of scuffer

scuffler
Someone who scuffles.
A large round bread cake that is scored so that it can be torn into pie-shaped pieces.

scufflers
plural of scuffler

sculduggeries
plural of sculduggery

sculduggery
Alternative spelling of skulduggery.

scullduggeries
plural of scullduggery

scullduggery
Alternative spelling of skulduggery.

scummer
An instrument for taking off scum.
Alternative form of Scummer (“A supporter of Southampton F.C.”)
One who engages in scumming.
A scummy person? One who scums i.e. skims?

scummers
plural of scummer

scybala
a hardened mass of feces

scybalas
plural of scybala

scybalum
A manually palpable lump of stool in the intestines, associated with constipation.

seafoam
A foam created by the agitation of seawater.
A light green-blue color.
A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and brown sugar.
Synonym of meerschaum (“type of mineral”).

seafoams
plural of seafoam

sealant
Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid.
A mixture of polymers, fillers, and pigments used to fill and seal joints where moderate movement is expected.

sealants
plural of sealant

sealer
A tool used to seal something.
A person who is employed to seal things.
A person who is employed to seal things.
A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.
A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.

sealers
plural of sealer

sealine
The coastline, seaboard.
The horizon.
A line used for sounding.
A line used for fishing in deep water.
An undersea pipeline for oil, natural gas, etc.

sealines
plural of sealine

sean
Dated form of seine.

searcloth
Obsolete form of cerecloth.

searcloths
plural of searcloth

sebilla
In stonecutting, a wooden bowl used for holding the water used in sawing, etc.

sebillas
plural of sebilla

secohmmeter
An instrument for measuring the coefficient of electrical self-induction.

secohmmeters
plural of secohmmeter

secreta
The products of secretion.

secretum
A special seal used for private correspondence.

secula
plural of seculum

seculum
Alternative form of saeculum.

seculums
plural of seculum

sedimentator
Any device for separating sediments from liquids, such as a centrifuge.
An organism that feeds on bacteria or small algae that are found in sediments.

sedimentators
plural of sedimentator

sedimentometer
A device used to analyze the sedimentation rate.

seedcane
A stalk of a sugarcane plant used for planting

seedcanes
plural of seedcane

seeder
A device used to plant seeds; a seed drill
An implement used to remove the seeds from fruit etc.
A person who seeds clouds in order to make it rain
A person connected to a peer-to-peer network who has a complete or partial copy of a given file and makes it available for downloading.
A process that seeds a random number generator.
A stamp-type leatherworking tool predominantly used in floral designs to represent the seeds in the center of a flower.

seeders
plural of seeder

seedhouse
A business that specializes in selling seeds, especially one that operates via mail order.
A building that is used for storing seeds.

seedhouses
plural of seedhouse

seedlep
A basket or other device used for carrying seed while sowing.

seedleps
plural of seedlep

seedlip
Alternative form of seedlep.

seedlips
plural of seedlip

seerky
Alternative form of sirky (“kind of matting”).

seggar
Alternative form of saggar.

seggars
plural of seggar

segger
Alternative form of saggar.

seggers
plural of segger

sein
Archaic spelling of seine.

seine
A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.

seined
simple past and past participle of seine

seines
plural of seine

seining
present participle and gerund of seine

seinings
plural of seining

seins
plural of sein

seismograph
An instrument that automatically detects and records the intensity, direction and duration of earthquakes and similar events.

seismographs
plural of seismograph

seismometer
A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.

seismometers
plural of seismometer

seismometre
Alternative form of seismometer.

seismometres
plural of seismometre

seismoscope
An instrument that indicates the occurrence of an earthquake.