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Meaning of "screw-top" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCREW-TOP

screw-top  [ˈskruːˌtɒp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCREW-TOP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Screw-Top is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCREW-TOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of screw-top in the English dictionary

The definition of screw-top in the dictionary is having a screw top.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCREW-TOP


benchtop
ˈbɛntʃˌtɒp
blacktop
ˈblækˌtɒp
carrot-top
ˈkærətˌtɒp
cooktop
ˈkʊkˌtɒp
desktop
ˈdɛskˌtɒp
flattop
ˈflætˌtɒp
flip-top
ˈflɪpˌtɒp
foretop
ˈfɔːˌtɒp
hardtop
ˈhɑːdˌtɒp
hightop
ˈhaɪˌtɒp
housetop
ˈhaʊsˌtɒp
laptop
ˈlæpˌtɒp
maintop
ˈmeɪnˌtɒp
open-top
ˈəʊpənˌtɒp
ridgetop
ˈrɪdʒˌtɒp
roll-top
ˈrəʊlˌtɒp
rooftop
ˈruːfˌtɒp
stovetop
ˈstəʊvˌtɒp
worktop
ˈwɜːkˌtɒp
ziptop
ˈzɪpˌtɒp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCREW-TOP

screw propeller
screw tap
screw thread
screw top
screw up
screw-back
screw-bolt
screw-in
screw-on
screw-propelled
screw-topped
screw-up
screwable
screwball
screwbean
screwdriver
screwed
screwed up
screwer
screwier

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCREW-TOP

atop
big top
bottle-top
bus stop
countertop
crop top
hilltop
nonstop
one-stop
out-top
over the top
over-the-top
peg-top
red-top
stop
T-stop
table top
tank top
top
transit stop

Synonyms and antonyms of screw-top in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «screw-top» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCREW-TOP

Find out the translation of screw-top to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of screw-top 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-top» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

螺旋盖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con tapa de rosca
570 millions of speakers

English

screw-top
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाड़ में टॉप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسمار أعلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

завинчивающейся крышкой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com tampa de rosca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ক্রু-টপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vis - haut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skru atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schraubverschluss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スクリュートップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나사 최고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sekrup ndhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vít đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருகு மேல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्रू-टॉप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vidalı kapaklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

con tappo a vite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wkręt - top
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загвинчується кришкою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șurub -top
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιδωτό καπάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skroef - top
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skruvlock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrue -top
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of screw-top

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCREW-TOP»

The term «screw-top» is regularly used and occupies the 108.272 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCREW-TOP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «screw-top» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «screw-top» 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-top

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCREW-TOP»

Discover the use of screw-top in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to screw-top and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Marketing
compare the wines from the corked bottle and the screw-top bottle. Once their packaging plans were in place, the PlumpJack partners kicked off a media campaign to announce the screw-top innovation. CNN picked up the story, a national ...
William Pride, O. C. Ferrell, 2004
2
Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue and Trade-Price List ...
2 do Polished, do 120, do do 7 00 8 do Rough, do 100, do do 10 00 200, Screw Top, do 10 75 300, Patent Top, do 13 50 8 do Polished, do 120, Plain Top, do 12 50 220, Screw Top, do 13 50 320, Patent Top, do ie 00 8 do Rough, trimmed, ...
Davis, George N., & Brother, 1856
3
Determinants of Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Metabolism as ...
Using a new pipette, transfer the lower layer into a clean screw top tube avoiding any remaining upper layer. 9. Evaporate the lower layer under nitrogen at 30 °C. Column Packing 10. Pack 500mg of aminopropyl bonded silica sorbent into a ...
Jaime Lynn Lecker, 2008
4
Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide
Label Under Glass Pocket Flask – Photograph of Naval Officer – Remember The Maine Clear, 5-1/4", smooth base, screw top lid with cap, American 1885-1915 .... ............................. $600-800 Label Under Glass Pocket Flask – Photograph of ...
Michael Polak, 2008
5
Popular Mechanics
Made of hard maple, this screw-top table is a modern adaptation of an old candle table whose outstanding feature was a threaded standard on which the top and candle support were screwed. The thread may be cut on a screw-cutting lathe, ...
6
The Professional Bar & Beverage Manager's Handbook: How to ...
Although they have become increasingly popular, never use a wine that has a screw top. There is actually nothing wrong with the screw top itself, but it usually indicates a very cheap bottle of wine. The cork is traditionally used for wine bottles ...
Amanda Miron, Douglas Robert Brown, 2006
7
Omega 3 and Vitamin D Secrets !: How Do You Obtain a Healthy ...
Start by selecting a screw top glass jar with size as described above. Pour the whole milk, with approximately 9 full table spoons, into the screw top glass jar and add a full table spoon with Cod liver oil to the milk for an adult. The total volume ...
Svein Torgersbraten, 2010
8
Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide
Label Under Glass Whiskey Flask – (white silhouette of Victorian women with embossed eagle on back, shot glass missing) Clear glass, 5-1/4”, smooth base, screw-top lid, American 1885-1920 ................ $100-125 Label Under Glass Whiskey ...
Michael Polak, 2012
9
Warman's Bottles Field Guide
Label Under Glass Pocket Flask – Photograph of Victorian Woman, Clear, 5", smooth base, screw top lid with cap, American 1885-1910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,700-1,900 Label Under Glass Pocket Flask – Photograph of Beautiful Woman  ...
Michael Polak, 2010
10
The War Garden Victorious
The experience of the United States Department of Agriculture during the last five years indicates that 75 per cent, of the spoilage has been due to the use of poor rubbers, the use of old tops on screw-top jars, and improper sealing resulting ...
Charles Pack, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCREW-TOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term screw-top is used in the context of the following news items.
1
World of Wine: Can screw-top wines be celebratory?
Changing the props a little, let's imagine that the $200 wine had arrived in a somewhat less impressive bottle, with nothing more than a screw top for closure. «INFORUM, Jul 15»
2
OK, wine in a box or screw top ... but a can?
The form function of wine has certainly evolved over the years with wine-in-a-box and more recently screw-top bottles. But wine in a can that's about the size of a ... «CNBC, Aug 14»
3
Why the snobbery over corks?
A new wine cork that screws into the bottle is being unveiled. But why is there still so much snobbery in the battle between traditional cork and screw-top? «BBC News, Jun 13»
4
Screw-top bottles and boxes of wine now seen as just as good as …
Screw-top bottles are also gaining in respectability, with just 17 per cent turning up their noses. And 43 per cent of those surveyed said they enjoyed rose wine, ... «Daily Mail, Sep 12»
5
Would Sir care for a glass of Chateau Tetra? Once screw-top bottles …
It took years before dinner-party guests were brave enough to turn up with a bottle of wine with a screw-top rather than a cork. But they could now arrive on their ... «Daily Mail, Sep 12»
6
Should I let screw-cap wines breathe after opening?
Sometimes when I crack a bottle of screw-top red wine I immediately put the cap back on instead of letting the wine breathe. I figure screw top indicates that the ... «Globe and Mail, Jul 12»
7
Beanz meanz... jarz: Screw-top could spell the end of the tin can
Heinz has developed a screw-top jar for baked beans that allows the contents to be used bit by bit as needed. Can the can: The plastic 'fridge pack' holds the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 10»
8
Cork forests at risk from switch to screw-top wine
Up to three quarters of the unique cork oak forests of the Mediterranean could be lost within 10 years because of the increasing popularity of the screw-top wine ... «Independent, May 06»
9
Will screw-top wine bottles spell the end for the wine rack?
Is there any need for screw-top wine bottles to be laid on their side in the traditional manner? And will they spell the end for the wine rack? No, because there is ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 05»
10
Screw Tops: Get Used to Them
The prospective groom is dismayed: The extravagantly priced wine he ordered has arrived in a screw-top bottle. The prospective bride says to herself, "If he ... «Washington Post, Oct 04»

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« EDUCALINGO. Screw-Top [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/screw-top-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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