screw eye

/skru aɪ/
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Other forms: screw eyes

Definitions of screw eye
  1. noun
    a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
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    type of:
    woodscrew
    a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver
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