a sharp-pointed tapering metal pin with a raised spiral thread running round it and a slotted head turned by a screwdriver to fasten parts together
a cylinder with a raised spiral thread running round the outside of it; a male screw
a cylinder with a raised spiral thread running round the inside of it, used with a male screw to form a seal, etc; a female screw
the act or an instance of turning a screw or something similar
Brit a twisted paper packet containing a small amount of salt, tobacco, etc
the propeller of a ship or aircraft
(usu the screw) an instrument of torture acting like a screw, e.g. a thumbscrew
informal a prison warder
coarse slang
an act of sexual intercourse
a partner in sexual intercourse
Brit, informal, dated a salary, wage, or payment
Brit, informal, archaic a mean or miserly person
Brit, informal an old or worn-out horse
informal to be slightly mad or eccentric
informal to exert pressure on (somebody), esp psychological pressure