screwdriver

Compound of screw +‎ driver.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskɹuˌdɹaɪvɚ/

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screwdriver (plural screwdrivers)

2. A hand tool or power 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.

   Synonym: turnscrew

   Hypernyms: driver < tool

   Hyponyms: flat-blade screwdriver, flathead screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, Yankee screwdriver

   Coordinate term: nutdriver

4. A cocktail made of vodka and orange juice.
   • 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 154:

     Celestial asked for a screwdriver and the bartender poured a good four fingers of Smirnoff into a flimsy cup before opening a can of juice.