wood screw

American  

noun

1. any of various screws that have a slotted head and a gimlet point that permit them to be driven into wood with a screwdriver.

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Etymology

Origin of wood screw

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

The brothers’ disquieting art films are largely created with stop-motion animation, whereby the illusion of movement is achieved by painstakingly nudging each oddment — say, a puppet or a wood screw — within a scene.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2010

His routine is as inflexible as a brass-plated wood screw.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2010

But the National Machine Co. of Tiffin, Ohio, exporter of wood screw machines since 1935, is now working on new models that are better than those exported.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some of the methods of Barney Baruch's World War I Industries Board have been adopted to good advantage: wood screw manufacturers have agreed to eliminate 507 of the 885 sizes and types they now make.

From Time Magazine Archive

A wood screw, when turned, forces itself into wood.

From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis)