screwdriver

[skroo-drahy-ver]

noun

1. a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.

2. a mixed drink made with vodka and orange juice.

screwdriver

/ ˈskruːˌdraɪvə /

noun

1. a tool used for turning screws, usually having a handle of wood, plastic, etc, and a steel shank with a flattened square-cut tip that fits into a slot in the head of the screw

2. an alcoholic beverage consisting of orange juice and vodka

Word History and Origins

Origin of screwdriver¹

First recorded in 1770–80; screw + driver

Example Sentences

An asylum seeker accused of murdering a hotel worker by stabbing her with a screwdriver at a railway station has told a court he had no interaction with the victim.

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An asylum seeker accused of killing a Walsall hotel worker by stabbing her 23 times with a screwdriver on a railway station platform was seen on video dancing after she died, jurors have heard.

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The puncture wounds had the appearance of a cross-headed screwdriver, which has never been found.

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The day before the crime, they bought screwdrivers, duct tape, zip ties and a laser sight, which the informant taped onto a semi-automatic handgun.

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The screwdrivers are our apps, tightening such loose ends of daily life as banking, calendars, reminders.

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