screw thread

noun

1
: the projecting helical rib of a screw
2
: one complete turn of a screw thread

Examples of screw thread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
London’s Crystal Palace is the first building known to have used standard screw threads. — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 The pilot holes’ diameter should be about 40% of the outer diameter of the screw threads. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of screw thread was circa 1812

Rhymes for screw thread

See All Rhymes for screw thread

Browse Nearby Words

screw tap
screw thread
screw-top
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Screw thread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screw%20thread. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on screw thread

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about screw thread

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Words You Always Have to Look Up

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden

More Words with Remarkable Origins

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
burrowing owl athene cunicularia tilts its head outside its burrow on marco island florida
Guess the Curious Origins of These Everyday Words Oh, that’s where that comes from…
See All