aircrew | (noun) the crew of an aircraft | Synonyms: air crew |
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airscrew | (noun) a propeller that rotates to push against air | Synonyms: airplane propeller, prop |
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brew | (noun) drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling | Synonyms: brewage |
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corkscrew | (noun) a bottle opener that pulls corks | Synonyms: bottle screw |
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crew | (noun) an organized group of workmen | Synonyms: gang, work party |
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(noun) the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) | - |
(noun) the team of men or women manning a racing shell | - |
(noun) an informal body of friends | Synonyms: bunch, crowd, gang |
homebrew | (noun) an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home | Synonyms: home brew |
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jackscrew | (noun) screw-operated jack | Synonyms: screw jack |
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screw | (noun) slang for sexual intercourse | Synonyms: ass, fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shag, shtup |
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(noun) a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head | - |
(noun) a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air | Synonyms: screw propeller |
(noun) a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole | - |
(noun) someone who guards prisoners | Synonyms: gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, turnkey |
setscrew | (noun) a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted | - |
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(noun) a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring | - |
shrew | (noun) small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles | Synonyms: shrewmouse |
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(noun) a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman | Synonyms: termagant |
thumbscrew | (noun) screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers | - |
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(noun) instrument of torture that crushes the thumb | - |
woodscrew | (noun) a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver | - |
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