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screw has 36 distinct synonyms spread across 6 of its 10 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is unscrew.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
slang for sexual intercourse
have sexual intercourse with
“This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for screw come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.