screw-top
adjective
(of a container) having a top that screws on.
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screw-top
American
[skroo-top]
/ ˈskruˌtɒp /
adjective
noun
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a top that can be screwed onto a container.
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a container having such a top.
screw top
British
noun
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a lid with a threaded rim that is turned on the corresponding thread on the neck of a bottle or container to close it securely
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a bottle or container having such a lid
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of screw-top
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The inquest heard the substance arrived in a parcel with "foreign writing" on the side and was in a small plastic screw-top container.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2023
She cuts off the top of the keg and paints it, using the handle as a long nose and the round screw-top opening as a mouth.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2022
One innovated a screw-top Cabernet that got a rare score of 100 from the wine eminence Robert Parker.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
The bag goes into a screw-top plastic canister.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
Quickly I searched the refrigerator but all I could find was a screw-top bottle of some syrupy Kosher stuff, strawberry-flavored, which had been there since Hanukkah.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
So depending on the contents, you could have a pump, a squeeze top, spray nozzle, screw top lid or other options.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
Inside the parcel was "a small plastic, screw top container".
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2023
With its screw top lid in place the ice cream maintains a fine scooping consistency for a good hour or more; without it you can count on 30 minutes.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2022
Other official Kanteen tops available for a little extra cash include a kid-friendly “sippy” top and a stainless steel and bamboo screw top that lets you go totally plastic-free.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2012
It looked like a glass jar, one of those square ones with a screw top.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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