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WOODSCREW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("woodscrew" is a kind of...):
screw (a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "woodscrew"):
lag bolt; lag screw (a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench)
screw eye (a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring)