SCREW THREAD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The raised helical rib going around a screw

Synonyms:

screw thread; thread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("screw thread" is a kind of...):

rib (support resembling the rib of an animal)

Holonyms ("screw thread" is a part of...):

screw (a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head)

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