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Definition of "screwdriver" [screwdriver]

  • A tool used for turning screws. (noun)
  • A cocktail made with vodka and orange juice. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "screwdriver" in a sentence
  • "Everyone tells me I can just use a hammer and flat-head screwdriver to loosen the top collar piece, and then turn the bottom where I want it and tighten the top again with the hammer/screwdriver… but it doesn’t make sense to me that you could go down on the bottom collar without a spanner – doesn’t the spring want to force it up, causing way too much resistance to turn by hand?"
  • "And if that wasn't hard enough, during an encounter with Zero the Doctor's sonic screwdriver is destroyed."
  • "Click the third manipulator, and click the UFO in the room you are transported to to receive an IC board, and pick up a screwdriver from a chair on the far right."
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