screw eye

noun

: a wood screw with a head in the form of a loop

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If your patio is covered, hang the lights using screw eyes and caribiners. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2025 Included in the set are four different types of felting needles, wool yarn, key chain attachments, phone lanyards, a felting pad, an awl, jump ring openers, and screw eyes. Talia Abbas, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2023 The first screw eye is 1 in. Scott Flickinger, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of screw eye was in 1787

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“Screw eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screw%20eye. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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screw eye

noun
: a screw having a head in the form of a loop
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