screw-top
adjective
: having a top or lid that can be attached and removed by being turned
a screw-top jar
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The facility had a water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid stored on the prep table.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In a screw-top jar combine herb liquid and sugar.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
Use mason jars with screw-top lids or airtight containers with suction rings.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
The affected bottles are silver with black screw-top lids and feature the Ozark Trail logo.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Retton, 57, was allegedly spotted in her car in a parking lot with a screw-top bottle of wine in her passenger seat, the Associated Press reported, citing a criminal complaint.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 9 July 2025
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In a screw-top jar combine herb liquid and sugar.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
Use mason jars with screw-top lids or airtight containers with suction rings.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
The affected bottles are silver with black screw-top lids and feature the Ozark Trail logo.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Retton, 57, was allegedly spotted in her car in a parking lot with a screw-top bottle of wine in her passenger seat, the Associated Press reported, citing a criminal complaint.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 9 July 2025
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“Screw-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screw-top. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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