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unscrew
[ uhn-skroo ]
/ ʌnˈskru /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to permit of being unscrewed.
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Words nearby unscrew
unscientific, unscramble, unscrambler, unscratched, unscreened, unscrew, unscripted, unscrupulous, unseal, unsealed, unseam
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British Dictionary definitions for unscrew
unscrew
/ (ʌnˈskruː) /
verb
(tr) to draw or remove a screw from (an object)
(tr) to loosen (a screw, lid, etc) by rotating continuously, usually in an anticlockwise direction
(intr) (esp of an engaged threaded part) to become loosened or separatedthe lid wouldn't unscrew
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