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Meaning of "screw eye" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCREW EYE

screw eye play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCREW EYE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Screw eye is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCREW EYE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of screw eye in the English dictionary

The definition of screw eye in the dictionary is a wood screw with its shank bent into a ring.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCREW EYE

screw
screw cap
screw conveyor
screw jack
screw joint
screw lid
screw pine
screw plate
screw propeller
screw tap
screw thread
screw top
screw up
screw-back
screw-bolt
screw-in
screw-on
screw-propelled
screw-top
screw-topped

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCREW EYE

an eye for an eye
apple of one´s eye
beady eye
black eye
eagle eye
easy on the eye
electric eye
evil eye
half an eye
hook and eye
in the public eye
mind´s eye
more than meets the eye
my eye
private eye
red eye
see eye to eye
smack in the eye
third eye
turn a blind eye

Synonyms and antonyms of screw eye in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «screw eye» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCREW EYE

Find out the translation of screw eye to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of screw eye from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «screw eye» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

螺丝眼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

armella
570 millions of speakers

English

screw eye
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेंच आंख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسمار العين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

винт глаз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parafuso de olho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ক্রু চোখ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vis oeil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mata skru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schraube Auge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ネジの目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나사 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mata mata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vít mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருகு கண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्रू डोळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vida gözü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

occhio vite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śruba oko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гвинт очей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ochi șurub
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βίδα μάτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skroef oog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skruv öga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrue eye
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of screw eye

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCREW EYE»

The term «screw eye» is normally little used and occupies the 120.396 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCREW EYE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «screw eye» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «screw eye» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about screw eye

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCREW EYE»

Discover the use of screw eye in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to screw eye and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Black & Decker The Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse
... hanging anchor requires a tree limb at least 6" in diameter. A hanging anchor with cable attaches to a screw eye in the tree and a doubled 3M" chain wrapped around the beam. Knee braces support the platform, distributing the load onto the .
Philip Schmidt, 2007
2
Cool Cardboard Instruments to Make & Play
Guit ars an d Lut es Below left Large screw eye tuners; Right Dowel tuner The easiest and most common homemade stringed instruments belong to the lute and guitar family: instruments with a neck that protrudes from a smaller sound box.
Dennis Waring, 2000
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The Home Carpenter & Woodworker's Repair Manual
Both should have washers between the nut and the wood. Screw Eyes & Hook Fasteners Screw eyes are available in several sizes. The length and size of the eye vary by size. A screw eye is installed by drilling a small hole in the wood and  ...
William Perkins Spence, 2006
4
Shelf Expression: 70 Projects & Ideas for Creative Storage & ...
To install picture wire, thread about 4 inches (10.2 cm) of one end through one screw eye or ring hanger. Bend back the wire and tightly coil it around itself. To determine the amount of wire you'll need, hold it up to the center of the shelf at least ...
Marthe Le Van, 2005
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Bolt Action Rifles
... Hinge Plate Screw 20 Forearm Screw Eye 44 Front Sight Ramp Screw, Short 66 Magazine Follower 21 Forearm Screw Eye Escutcheon 45 Front Sight Ramp Screw, Long 22 Forearm Screw Eye Washer 46 Rear Sight Base HHHHHIHIHHHI.
Frank De Haas, Wayne Zwoll, 2003
6
Popular Mechanics
SCREW-EYE. DRIVER. I. I WOODEN CLAMPS No home workshop should be without a. To drive screw eyes, cup hooks and screw hooks of all sizes, use these hardwood birch dowel drivers. Gluing uneven projects, such as this tambour door , ...
7
Picture Frames in an Afternoon
You will place a screw eye into each side of the frame to hold the wire and the size is important. You will need a short-shank screw eye versus a long-shank (Fig . 4). (You might accidentally twist the long shank through the frame and out the ...
Kaye Evans, 2001
8
Polymer Clay
Now you're ready to insert the screw eye so you can hang the heart. Make a pilot hole about W (1 cm) deep exactly between the two lobes with a needle tool, then enlarge the hole slightly using a tiny circular motion. Insert the needle into the ...
Georgia Sargeant Celie Fago Livia McRee
9
The Rifleman's Rifle: Winchester's Model 70, 1936-1963
S570C Butt stock, wood only, lor Hull barrel Above three for .300 nod .375 Magnum ::i;70 Buit stock complete for all Cala. except .300 Magnum regular, heavy and Bull barrel comprises butt stock, bat* plate and (21 icrews, stock screw eye ...
Roger C. Rule, 2009
10
Heddon Catalogs 1902-1953: 50 Years of Great Fishing
... Series CUP= Metal Cup & Screw Eye Hook Fastener (Oldest) DBL= Double Hook (2 Points) DHOT= Double Hook On Tail FBL= Fat Body Lure FS= Florida Special FT= Feather Tail GE= Glass Eye HD“L”= Heavy Duty Double Screw Fastener ...
Clyde Harbin, 2011

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCREW EYE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term screw eye is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Crafting a sugar pine cone bough
Take two similar sized cones and using a awl, insert the tip into the top portion of the cone to create a divot to insert your screw eye which is what you will use to ... «FOX 9 News, Jan 15»
2
Build A Sled For Slinging Snowballs
Use 2-inch nails or deck screws to attach the runners to the deck-to-runner ... On the opposite side, run the tube through the upper screw eye, then the lower ... «Popular Science, Dec 14»
3
Wood/screw Eyes/through Wire/dremel
Previously I have made a through wire becuase i thought the screw eyes would pull out of the soft balsa wood. Also, because I couldn't find any small screw ... «BassResource.com, Jun 13»
4
Everything you wanted to know about screws and bolts.
In general, a screw is driven by a screwdriver, alien wrench, or other device ... There are molly bolts and toggle bolts; screw eyes and shoulder hooks; lead, ... «BobVila.com, Sep 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Screw eye [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/screw-eye>. Apr 2024 ».
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