screwdriver
English
noun
Definitions
- A hand or machine tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.
- A drink made of vodka and orange juice.
Etymology
Compound from English screw (meddle, play with) + English driver.
Origin
English
driver
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airscrew English
- bottlescrew English
- cabdriver English
- codriver English
- corkscrew English
- drive English
- driver English
- driveress English
- driverless English
- driverly English
- driverside English
- jackscrew English
- leadscrew English
- microscrew English
- mindscrew English
- miniscrew English
- multidriver English
- nondriver English
- oncodriver English
- piledriver English
- rescrew English
- screw English
- screw pine English
- screwability English
- screwable English
- screwback English
- screwball English
- screwbean English
- screwcap English
- screwcapped 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
- seven-level English
- seven-level screwdriver English
- stake-driver English
- thumbscrew English
- turnscrew English
- unscrew English
- wooldriver English
- Schraube German
- driver Italian
- driver French
- driveur French
- driver Portuguese
- lo͘-lài-bà Japanese
- スクリュードライバー Japanese
- ドライバー Japanese
- drivere Middle English
- screw Middle English
- scriú Irish
- drajver Serbo-Croatian
- สกรู Thai
- drayber Cebuano
- drebar Malay
- 螺賴把 Chinese
- dereva Swahili
- draiva Tok Pisin
- skru Tok Pisin
- drayber Bikol Central
- dhiraivha Shona
- ndereba Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- screw
- drive
- driver
- screwy
- unscrew
- screwer
- rescrew
- screwed
- screwee
- screwjob
- airscrew
- driverly
- screwcap
- screwman
- screwtop
- codriver
- screwball
- screwjack
- leadscrew
- screwgate
- screwhead
- turnscrew
- screwworm
- mindscrew
- nondriver
- miniscrew
- screwlike
- screwback
- screwable
- driveress
- corkscrew
- screwless
- screwtape
- screwface
- cabdriver
- jackscrew
- screwbean
- screw pine
- driverside
- oncodriver
- driverless
- wooldriver
- screwpress
- screwplate
- microscrew
- thumbscrew
- piledriver
- seven-level
- bottlescrew
- screwcapped
- multidriver
- screwdriving
- stake-driver
- screwability
- seven-level screwdriver