screwdrive

transitive verb

screw·​drive

ˈskrüˌdrīv

: to drive in with or as if with a screwdriver

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from screwdriver

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Rhymes for screwdrive

• alive
• archive
• arrive
• beehive
• connive
• contrive
• deprive
• derive
• revive
• survive
• dive
• drive