Definitions
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- adj. Resembling a screw (mechanical fastener) or some aspect of one.
Etymologies
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screw + -like
Examples
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Why do you think it's wise to carry that screwlike device for pulling that ball out of the barrel?
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The size of a tank, it had a huge pointed nose that whizzed around and around, screwlike, obliterating everything in its path.
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The honeycombed body boasted a long, screwlike tail, a kind of corkscrew flagellum.
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Mrs. Puddicombe's broad face reddened under her amazing labyrinth of screwlike curls.
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