screwdriver
noun
screw·driv·er
ˈskrü-ˌdrī-vər 
plural screwdrivers
1
: a tool for turning screws see also flathead screwdriver, phillips screwdriver
2
: vodka and orange juice served with ice
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Hold the cover back in the place before using your screwdriver to reattach the screws.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Only a few of those items have now gotten cheaper, including frozen shrimp, swai fish and — most dramatically — screwdrivers.
—Juweek Adolphe, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
This 10-in-1 multitool features a bottle opener, a cord cutter, three hex wrenches, and a screwdriver—and that’s just the beginning.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2025
Bars stopped serving screwdrivers, replacing them with a mixture of vodka and apple juice called the Anita Bryant cocktail.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Only a few of those items have now gotten cheaper, including frozen shrimp, swai fish and — most dramatically — screwdrivers.
—Juweek Adolphe, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
This 10-in-1 multitool features a bottle opener, a cord cutter, three hex wrenches, and a screwdriver—and that’s just the beginning.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2025
Bars stopped serving screwdrivers, replacing them with a mixture of vodka and apple juice called the Anita Bryant cocktail.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for screwdriver
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“Screwdriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screwdriver. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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screwdriver
noun
screw·driv·er
ˈskrü-ˌdrī-vər
: a tool for turning screws
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