thumbscrew
English
noun
Definitions
- A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
- An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.
- (figuratively) A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
Etymology
Affix from English thumb + 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
- bethumb English
- bottlescrew English
- corkscrew English
- jackscrew English
- leadscrew English
- microscrew English
- mindscrew English
- miniscrew 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
- tearthumb English
- thimble English
- thumb English
- thumb-sketch English
- thumb-toe English
- thumbable English
- thumbboard English
- thumber English
- thumbhole English
- thumbkin English
- thumbless English
- thumblike English
- thumbling English
- thumbmark English
- thumbmarked English
- thumbnail English
- thumbnut English
- thumbpad English
- thumbpiece English
- thumbpot English
- thumbprint English
- thumbprinted English
- thumbshot English
- thumbstall English
- thumbstick English
- thumbstroke English
- thumbsucker English
- thumbsucking English
- thumbtack English
- thumbwheel English
- thumby English
- turnscrew English
- unscrew English
- Schraube German
- screw Middle English
- thombe Middle English
- scriú Irish
- สกรู Thai
- skru Tok Pisin
- screw
- thumb
- thumby
- screwy
- thimble
- thumber
- bethumb
- screwer
- screwee
- unscrew
- rescrew
- screwed
- airscrew
- screwman
- screwtop
- screwjob
- thumbnut
- thumbpot
- thumbkin
- screwcap
- thumbpad
- tearthumb
- thumbmark
- screwball
- screwjack
- screwgate
- screwworm
- miniscrew
- screwlike
- thumblike
- screwable
- thumbshot
- thumbable
- screwless
- screwtape
- thumbtack
- leadscrew
- screwhead
- turnscrew
- mindscrew
- screwback
- thumbhole
- thumbling
- corkscrew
- thumbnail
- screwface
- thumbless
- jackscrew
- thumb-toe
- screwbean
- thumbprint
- screw pine
- screwpress
- microscrew
- thumbwheel
- thumbboard
- screwplate
- thumbstall
- thumbstick
- thumbpiece
- thumbstroke
- thumbmarked
- bottlescrew
- screwdriver
- thumbsucker
- screwcapped
- screwdriving
- thumbsucking
- thumb-sketch
- screwability
- thumbprinted