schroef

Definitions of schroef
  1. noun
    a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
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    inbusbout
    a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head
    bout, schroefbout
    a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
    kruiskopschroef
    a screw with a special head having crossed slots
    duimschroef
    screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
    houtschroef, schroefnagel
    a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver
    hamerbout
    a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench
    schroefoog
    a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
    type of:
    bevestigingsmiddel, clip, lijsteklem, lijstenklem, schroefklem, sluiting, spanner, videoclip
    restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  2. noun
    the act of rotating rapidly
    synonyms: effect, pirouette, spin, wervelbeweging, werveling
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    pirouette
    (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
    type of:
    aswenteling, omwenteling, rotatie, slag, toer
    the act of rotating as if on an axis
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