screwdriver
pronunciation
How to pronounce screwdriver in British English:
UK [ˈskru:draɪvə(r)]
How to pronounce screwdriver in American English:
US [ˈskruˌdraɪvɚ]
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- Noun:
- a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
- a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
Word Origin
- screwdriver (n.)
- also screw-driver, "tool for driving screws," 1779, from screw (n.) + driver. Meaning "cocktail made from vodka and orange juice" is recorded from 1956. (Screwed/screwy have had a sense of "drunk" since 19c.; compare slang tight "drunk").
Example
- 1. Hammering was faster than using a screwdriver , she explained .
- 2. If you 're dead at this point , you didn 't use an insulated screwdriver .
- 3. It may be this that is giving mr cameron pause and making him look to his screwdriver .
- 4. A cathode ray tube can hold 300 volts of passive electrical storage , so use a hefty screwdriver across the main power supply capacitor , first .
- 5. Here is what a screwdriver assembly means !