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
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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
The original Everywhere model is a lot thicker than most drinkware, and the only lid on offer was a simple screw-top.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 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
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
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