screwhead

American  

[skroo-hed] / ˈskruˌhɛd /

noun

1. the head heads or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.

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Etymology

Origin of screwhead

First recorded in 1680–90; screw + head

Example Sentences

I was there when he used a paper clip to clean a little bit of dried something out of a screwhead on the mixer’s paddle.

From Washington Post

But one strand of nylon, a tiny strand from the jib sheet, was hooked on the top of the hatch in a screwhead and he would have to go up on the cabin to unhook it.

From Literature

That one small thing, that tiny thread hooked on a screwhead, saved his life.

From Literature

Unrepentant, Murray explained: "Just another screwhead who's too big for his britches."

From Golf Digest

But she yielded her place without further questioning, with a great amount of blushing over the stocking which a protruding screwhead was responsible for her showing to Dr. Slavens as he assisted her to the ground.

From Project Gutenberg