screw-top

screw-top
/skrooh"top'/, adj.
1. (of a container) having a top that screws on.
n.
2. a top that can be screwed onto a container.
3. a container having such a top.
[1890-95]

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screw-top adjective
Thesaurus: lids and other parts of containersmeronym bags and cases for carrying possessionshyponym
Main entry: screw top

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adj, always used before a noun
: having a top or lid that that it can be attached and removed by being turned

a screw-top jar [=a jar with a top that screws on]

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ˈscrew-top [screw-top] (also ˈscrew-topped) adjective only before noun
(of a container) having a top or lid that screws onto it

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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