screw-top
adjective
(of a container) having a top that screws on.
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
The bag goes into a screw-top plastic canister.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022
Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screw-top jars.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2022
He keeps his winnings in screw-top Crown preserving jars, donated by my mother, which he fines up on his desk.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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