Screw vs. Rivet
Difference Between Screw and Rivet
Screwnoun
A device that has a helical function.
Rivetnoun
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
Screwnoun
A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
Rivetnoun
(figuratively) Any fixed point or certain basis.
Screwnoun
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a shank 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.
Rivetnoun
(obsolete) A light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet).
Screwnoun
(nautical) A ship's propeller.
Rivetverb
(transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
Screwnoun
An Archimedes screw.
Rivetverb
(transitive) To install rivets.
Screwnoun
A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
Rivetverb
To command the attention of.
Screwnoun
The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
Rivetverb
To make firm or immovable.
Terror riveted him to the spot.Screwnoun
A prison guard.
Rivetnoun
ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
Screwnoun
An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
Rivetnoun
heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
Screwnoun
An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
Rivetverb
direct one's attention on something;
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbiesScrewnoun
Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
Rivetverb
fasten with a rivet or rivets
Screwnoun
A casual sexual partner.
Rivetverb
hold (someone's attention);
The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologistsScrewnoun
(slang) Salary, wages.
Screwnoun
(billiards) Backspin.
Screwnoun
(slang) A small packet of tobacco.
Screwnoun
(dated) An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
Screwnoun
(math) 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.
Screwnoun
An amphipod crustacean.
the skeleton screw (Caprella);the sand screwScrewverb
(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
Screwverb
To have sexual intercourse with.
Screwverb
To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
screw overScrewverb
(transitive) To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
Screwverb
(transitive) To contort.
Screwverb
To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
Screwverb
To screw back.
Screwverb
To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.
Screwnoun
someone who guards prisoners
Screwnoun
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
Screwnoun
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
Screwnoun
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
Screwnoun
slang terms for sexual intercourse
Screwverb
have sexual intercourse with;
This student sleeps with everyone in her dormAdam knew EveWere you ever intimate with this man?Screwverb
turn like a screw
Screwverb
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion;
drive in screws or boltsScrewverb
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions;
Screw the bottle cap onScrewverb
defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
