screw thread

noun

1

: the projecting helical rib of a screw

2

: one complete turn of a screw thread

Examples of screw thread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Our screw thread test was also a success, with gentle to moderate finger pressure required to screw the metric stainless steel screws in from 8mm to 3mm without any issues or noticeable interferences. — PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025

London’s Crystal Palace is the first building known to have used standard screw threads. — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024

The pilot holes’ diameter should be about 40% of the outer diameter of the screw threads. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024

Instead, use an extendible pole with screw threads for attaching painting tools. — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 16 June 2023

The researchers dubbed the sounds tornillos, the Spanish word for screws, because on the monitors, the sound waves looked like screw threads. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 June 2018

Apply silicone grease to the screw threads, then reassemble the faucet in reverse sequence. — The Editors Of House Beautiful, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for screw thread

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