screwback

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Synonyms: screw back, screwball, screw jack, skewback, screwface

Antonyms: screw back, screwball, screw jack, skewback, screwface

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Noun

1. The period of [[screw]] [[rotation]] during [[injection]] [[molding]] when the [[plastic]] can flow into the mold.
2. A hook-shaped attachment for an earring that sits behind the earlobe and tightens with a screw. Also, an earring that uses this type of attachment.
3. A mechanism for attaching a small item to clothing that operates by a [[post]] which goes through the cloth and a small backing plate that screws to the post. Also, the [[medal]], [[tie pin]], [[button]], etc. that uses this type of attachment.
4. A type of [[case]] for a [[pocket watch]] where the [[mechanism]] is accessed by a removable back plate that screws onto the back of the case. Also, a watch that has such a case.
5. {{lb|en|snooker|pool|billiards}} The [[effect]] of putting [[backspin]] on the [[cue ball]].
6. {{lb|en|golf}} A powerful shot that imparts a spin to the ball.
7. {{lb|en|ping-pong}} A half-volley executed by holding the racket loosely and swinging it straight at the ball.
8. {{lb|en|architecture}} A [[masonry]] [[abutment]] on an [[arch]] that is [[wedge]]-shaped in order to transmit the thrust downward.
9. An industrial digging machine that uses a large screw at the back to drill into the ground.
10. A type of [[propeller]] in which the [[blade]]s are angled to produce a motion similar to threading a screw. Also, the angle of the blades on such a propeller.
11. A tightening screw on the back of a hand tool.

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