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SCREW THREAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does screw thread mean? 

SCREW THREAD (noun)
  The noun SCREW THREAD has 1 sense:

1. the raised helical rib going around a screwplay

  Familiarity information: SCREW THREAD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCREW THREAD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The raised helical rib going around a screw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

screw thread; thread

Hypernyms ("screw thread" is a kind of...):

rib (support resembling the rib of an animal)

Holonyms ("screw thread" is a part of...):

screw (a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head)


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