screwing
Turning threaded hardware
Screwing is the present participle of screw.
It can mean fastening with screws, having sex, or cheating someone: He was screwing the boards into place.
They were screwing in the bedroom.
The company has been screwing its customers for years.
Threaded rod for nuts
- nutHard-shelled seed
- washerSpacer ring for fasteners
- drillHole-boring device
- pilot holePre-drilled screw channel
countersink · Phillips head · flathead · hex key · anchor · drive · thread · shank
Act of rotating
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- drivingControlling a vehicle
spinning · clockwise · counterclockwise · finger-tight · backing out · seating · engaging
Making firmly fixed
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- snuggingMaking comfortably tight
- tensioningIncreasing tightness by pulling
- affixingSecuring to something
clamping · cinching · ratcheting · torquing · seating · locking · hand-tight · overtightening
Tool for turning fasteners
- foot-poundsWork or torque unit
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- ratchetToothed one-way mechanism
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
specification · breakaway · sequence · pattern · preload · friction · angular · moment
Craft of building with lumber
- carpentryWood construction trade
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
- pocket holeAngled drilling for concealed screws
- jigSpirited folk dance
countersunk · predrill · assembly · frame · hinge · bracket · mounting · batten
bolt
Threaded rod for nuts
pilot hole · countersink · Phillips head · flathead · hex key · anchor · drive · thread · shank · head
turning
Act of rotating
driving · spinning · clockwise · counterclockwise · finger-tight · backing out · seating · engaging
securing
Making firmly fixed
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- snuggingMaking comfortably tight
- tensioningIncreasing tightness by pulling
affixing · clamping · cinching · ratcheting · torquing · seating · locking · hand-tight · overtightening · stripping
wrench
Tool for turning fasteners
- foot-poundsWork or torque unit
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- ratchetToothed one-way mechanism
calibration · specification · breakaway · sequence · pattern · preload · friction · angular · moment
woodwork
Craft of building with lumber
- carpentryWood construction trade
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
- pocket holeAngled drilling for concealed screws
jig · countersunk · predrill · assembly · frame · hinge · bracket · mounting · batten · subfloor
- joining methodswelding, TIG welding, spot welding, brazing, soldering
- Power Tool Actionsdrilling, sanding, sawing, cutting, grinding
- workshop skillssawing, sanding, planing, chiseling, carving
- tighteningtensing, clamping, cinching, tensioning, grip
- fasteningattaching, fastening, tying, clamping, bolting
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
screwingunscrewing
Rotating to remove
loosening · unscrew · unfastening · detaching · removing
screwingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
celibacy · abstinence · refraining · chastity
- screwing upFailing through carelessness
- screwing offIdling instead of working
- screwing aroundIdling unproductively, often playfully
- screwing overDeliberately causing harm through deceit
- screwing withDeliberately annoying or deceiving
- screwing the poochFailing spectacularly through carelessness