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noun • someone who guards prisoners • a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole • a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air • a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head • slang for sexual intercourse verb • have sexual intercourse with • turn like a screw • cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion • tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions • defeat someone through trickery or deceit | ||||
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noun • a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail • a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential • forceful exertion • a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab verb • close with a zipper • move very fast | ||||
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noun • a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder • a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech • the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key • the act of moving with great haste • a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length • a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener • a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) adverb • in a rigid manner • directly verb • move or jump suddenly • secure or lock with a bolt • swallow hastily • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry • eat hastily without proper chewing • make or roll into bolts | ||||
Fastener
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SCREW which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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SCREW
Updated: October 2, 2025
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