jackscrew
English
noun
Definitions
- A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
Etymology
Compound from English jack (referring to the increase in alcohol concentration due to distillation, man) + English screw (meddle, play with).
Origin
English
screw
Gloss
meddle, play with
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airscrew English
- applejack English
- blackjack English
- bootjack English
- bottlescrew English
- corkscrew English
- crackerjack English
- ice-jack English
- jack English
- jack salmon English
- jackable English
- jackass English
- jackdaw English
- jackfish English
- jackless English
- jacklight English
- jackman English
- jackshaft English
- jacksmith English
- jacksnipe English
- jackspeak English
- jackstaff English
- jackstone English
- jacktop English
- jackwood English
- leadscrew English
- lumberjack English
- microscrew English
- mindscrew English
- minijack English
- miniscrew English
- pumpjack English
- rescrew English
- screw English
- screw pine English
- screwability English
- screwable English
- screwback English
- screwball English
- screwbean English
- screwcap English
- screwcapped English
- screwdriver English
- screwdriving English
- screwed English
- screwee English
- screwer English
- screwface English
- screwgate English
- screwhead English
- screwjack English
- screwjob English
- screwless English
- screwlike English
- screwman English
- screwplate English
- screwpress English
- screwtape English
- screwtop English
- screwworm English
- screwy English
- smokejack English
- thumbscrew English
- turnscrew English
- unscrew English
- whiskeyjack English
- Schraube German
- jack Dutch, Flemish
- jekk Norwegian Bokmål
- jack Portuguese
- ジャッキ Japanese
- ジャック Japanese
- jekk Norwegian Nynorsk
- screw Middle English
- scriú Irish
- tjakkur Icelandic
- สกรู Thai
- jac Welsh
- jeki Swahili
- 잭 Korean
- skru Tok Pisin
- jacke xno
- jack
- screw
- screwy
- jackman
- screwer
- jackass
- jackdaw
- screwee
- unscrew
- rescrew
- screwed
- jacktop
- airscrew
- jackfish
- jackless
- jackwood
- screwman
- minijack
- screwtop
- screwjob
- bootjack
- ice-jack
- jackable
- screwcap
- pumpjack
- screwball
- screwjack
- jackshaft
- screwgate
- screwworm
- miniscrew
- jackstaff
- screwlike
- applejack
- screwable
- screwless
- screwtape
- jacksnipe
- smokejack
- jacksmith
- leadscrew
- screwhead
- turnscrew
- mindscrew
- jackstone
- blackjack
- jacklight
- screwback
- jackspeak
- corkscrew
- screwface
- screwbean
- screw pine
- screwpress
- lumberjack
- microscrew
- screwplate
- thumbscrew
- bottlescrew
- crackerjack
- jack salmon
- screwdriver
- whiskeyjack
- screwcapped
- screwdriving
- screwability