Definitions for screws
screws

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1. screws

   Powerful machines for lifting large bodies. (See BED, BARREL, and JACK SCREWS.)

How to pronounce screws?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say screws in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of screws in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of screws in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of screws in a Sentence

1. South KoreaVipin Narang:

   Now that Trump seems intent on escalating the trade war with China, if Kim Jong Un decides to skirt the margins of 'freeze for freeze,' there isn't a snowflake's chance in hell that China sees that as a violation justifying putting any screws on North Korea.

2. Tim Don:

   The doctor said,' It's going to give you the best chance to get back to an active lifestyle and, hopefully, racing professionally again.' they literally get four titanium screws and a torque wrench and tighten them into your skull with just a local anesthetic. Every time a screw comes loose, they screw it deeper into your skull. I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy.

3. Geoffrey Ma:

   We're worried that they are losing patience, and will find ways of tightening the screws, we know from our interactions with senior mainland judges that they just don't get Hong Kong at all.

4. Alison Evans:

   There are some things that haven't yet been touched upon, like North Korean labor exported abroad, which brings in a lot of foreign currency for the North Korean government, but if anything, it would be China's implementation of existing sanctions that would tighten the screws on North Korea.

5. Ulana Mazurkevich:

   Trump putting the screws and the pressure on Ukraine ... to extort and grind a poor fledging democracy, it's beyond the pale of understanding.

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