Allen screw

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noun

a screw turned by means of an axial hexagonal hole in its head.

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Origin of Allen screw

Formerly a trademark

Words nearby Allen screw

Allende Gossens, Allende meteorite, Allende, Salvador, Allen key, Allen Park, Allen screw, Allen's law, Allen's rule, Allen test, Allentown, Allen, Woody

How to use Allen screw in a sentence

Allen met every one of his arguments with a forceful counterargument.
How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’|Peter Guralnick|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wally said, “One day, Woody Allen will pass, and people will wonder if he really lived.”
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange|Marlow Stern|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lily Allen explained away the poor sales and ho-hum critical reception to Sheezus by…basically blaming other people.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More|Kevin Fallon|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Woody Allen once remarked that 80 or 90 % of life was just showing up.
Why We Should Delay The Israel-Palestinian Peace Process|Aaron David Miller|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You want less concentration in banking—at least the type that will screw the little guy and imperil the economy?
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Colonels Allen and Arnold surprised Ticonderoga, which surrendered, without the loss of a man.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The powdered stone was removed from the hole by giving a screw form to the stem of the bit.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
"I did n't fly off the handle," said the screw, twirling huskily at the end of the screw-shaft.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
At the usual hour that night the employés of Stickle and Screw left work and took their several ways home ward.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
Col. Ethan Allen arrived from England, and was received with discharges of cannon.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell