Definition of screwdriver
1 : a tool for turning screws
2 : vodka and orange juice served with ice
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A man implicated in the 2013 murder after his DNA was found on a screwdriver left in the getaway vehicle is in federal custody on another case.
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Muzquiz then began stabbing Armstrong in the back with a screwdriver.
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With a few turns of the screwdriver, quiet will be restored.
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The 270-pound former bus driver used to keep a screwdriver on hand but decided that would be useless against a gun.
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The data is rich and detailed, but there's not exactly an obvious way to teach people how to screw an air screwdriver or press an air button.
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Leatherman Squirt E4 WIRED: IT geek’s dream: five gauges of wire-stripping goodness and three case-cracking screwdrivers.
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SCREWDRIVER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of screwdriver for English Language Learners
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: a tool that is used for turning screws
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: a tool for turning screws
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