Difference between screw and head

Definitions

verb

1. defeat someone through trickery or deceit
2. cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
3. tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
4. have sexual intercourse with
5. turn like a screw

noun

1. a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
2. a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
3. a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
4. someone who guards prisoners
5. slang for sexual intercourse

Examples

Marcus Aurelius's hair stands energetically up, a nimbus of corkscrewing locks, not a bit like the conventional signs for hair that plaster so many Roman marble crania.

Dab a little wood glue into the hole, insert the dowel, and drive a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch screw through the back of the wood to secure the dowel.

The interest rates are sky-high, and if you lose control just a couple of times you're pretty much screwed.

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Definitions

noun

1. forward movement
2. the source of water from which a stream arises
3. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
4. the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
5. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

verb

1. be in charge of
2. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
3. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
4. travel in front of; go in advance of others
5. form a head or come or grow to a head

Examples

In the forecabins, the head and shower is located forward and has a large mirrored vanity with ample storage below.

Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

She is daunted by the task ahead in the second of the six-part series.

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