What does screwdriver mean?

Definitions for screwdriver
ˈskruˌdraɪ vərscrew·driv·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. screwdrivernoun

    a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw

  2. screwdrivernoun

    a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice

Wiktionary

  1. screwdrivernoun

    A hand or machine tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

  2. screwdrivernoun

    A drink made of vodka and orange juice.

Wikipedia

  1. Screwdriver

    A screwdriver is a tool, manual or powered, used for turning screws. A typical simple screwdriver has a handle and a shaft, ending in a tip the user puts into the screw head before turning the handle. This form of the screwdriver has been replaced in many workplaces and homes with a more modern and versatile tool, a power drill, as they are quicker, easier, and can also drill holes. The shaft is usually made of tough steel to resist bending or twisting. The tip may be hardened to resist wear, treated with a dark tip coating for improved visual contrast between tip and screw—or ridged or treated for additional 'grip'. Handles are typically wood, metal, or plastic and usually hexagonal, square, or oval in cross-section to improve grip and prevent the tool from rolling when set down. Some manual screwdrivers have interchangeable tips that fit into a socket on the end of the shaft and are held in mechanically or magnetically. These often have a hollow handle that contains various types and sizes of tips, and a reversible ratchet action that allows multiple full turns without repositioning the tip or the user's hand. A screwdriver is classified by its tip, which is shaped to fit the driving surfaces—slots, grooves, recesses, etc.—on the corresponding screw head. Proper use requires that the screwdriver's tip engage the head of a screw of the same size and type designation as the screwdriver tip. Screwdriver tips are available in a wide variety of types and sizes (List of screw drives). The two most common are the simple 'blade'-type for slotted screws, and Phillips, generically called "cross-recess", "cross-head", or "cross-point". A wide variety of power screwdrivers ranges from a simple 'stick'-type with batteries, a motor, and a tip holder all inline, to powerful "pistol" type VSR (variable-speed reversible) cordless drills that also function as screwdrivers. This is particularly useful as drilling a pilot hole before driving a screw is a common operation. Special combination drill-driver bits and adapters let an operator rapidly alternate between the two. Variations include impact drivers, which provide two types of 'hammering' force for improved performance in certain situations, and "right-angle" drivers for use in tight spaces. Many options and enhancements, such as built-in bubble levels, high/low gear selection, magnetic screw holders, adjustable-torque clutches, keyless chucks, 'gyroscopic' control, etc., are available.

ChatGPT

  1. screwdriver

    A screwdriver is a handheld tool used for turning screws in order to insert them into a material or to remove them. It typically consists of a handle and a long, thin shaft that ends in a particular shape or type of tip (such as flat, cross-shaped, star-shaped among others) that fits into the corresponding notch or slot in the screw head. The tool enables the application of torque, making it easier to drive screws into or extract them from different surfaces.

Wikidata

  1. Screwdriver

    A screwdriver is a hand-tool for turning screws. A typical screwdriver comprises: an approximately cylindrical handle of a size and shape to be held by a human hand; an axial shaft embedded in, and protruding from, the handle; and, a tip found at the end of the shaft, opposite the handle. The handle and shaft allow the screwdriver to be positioned and supported and, by rotating the handle, torque is applied to the tip via the screwdriver's shaft. A screwdriver is typically identified by its tip, which is shaped to fit, or mate with, a screw the head of which has a particular contour, or surface shape. A screwdriver is, thus, a mechanism to apply torque to a screw. Proper use of a screwdriver requires that the screwdriver's tip engages with the head of a screw having the same size and type designation as the screwdriver itself. Screwdriver tips are available in a large variety of shapes and sizes. Most screwdrivers, being hand-tools, are operated manually, but it is not uncommon to find screwdrivers that are operated by an electric motor or other motor.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of screwdriver in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of screwdriver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of screwdriver in a Sentence

  1. Matthew Stover:

    It is a truism that when one is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. The glory of art is that it can show this proverbial hammer how everything looks to a screwdriver--and to a plowshare, and to an earthenware pot. If reality is the sum of our perceptions, to acquire more varying points of view is to acquire, literally, more reality.

  2. Bryan Hance:

    Is it worth getting stabbed with a rusty screwdriver by a tweaker for a bike? Many people say no.

  3. Jiang Dehua:

    We could not just pull the screwdriver out – that could have caused unforeseen complications – so we eventually convinced the parents to let us operate.

  4. Kassia DeVorsey:

    Our tools are only as good and useful as they can be used in practice, if we spend a lot of time creating the most the awesome Phillips head screwdriver and what organizers really need is a flat-head, then we have completely failed at our mission ... The ongoing commitment on the Democratic side to testing will really help optimize things going forward.

  5. Tom Robbins:

    Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.

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