A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail.
The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
An amphipod crustacean.
Salary, wages.
An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
A casual sexual partner.
A prison guard.
A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
Backspin.
A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
A small packet of tobacco.
A ship's propeller.
An Archimedes screw.
The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
Rheumatism.
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
To contort.
To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
To have sexual intercourse with.
To screw back.
To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.