Phillips screwdriver
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- noun
- /ˈfɪlɪps ˈskruːdɪˌvaɪər/
- Specialized
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destornillador Phillips
- Speaking about God is not, I said, pounding the dinner table lightly with my fist for emphasis, the same as talking about car dealerships or Phillips screwdrivers.
- screws with a Phillips screwdriver
Examples
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I need a Phillips screwdriver to fix this chair.
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The only tricky part here is changing out the Phillips screwdriver bit for an Allen-style bit and unscrewing the sides of the HDD so that it will fit into the caddy.
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Santa, where do you keep the Phillips screwdrivers?
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Need to borrow a Phillips screwdriver.
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Jean, could you get me a Phillips screwdriver?
Fiction book (1996) -
"Got a Phillips screwdriver?" he yells.
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So now we need to get our cross head Phillips screwdriver and we just need to screw up the screws.
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So make sure if you're out far away from the house to bring a make sure to bring a nice little Phillips screwdriver and just pick your best side.
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Please hand me the Phillips screwdriver so I can assemble the shelf.
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You can easily open the battery compartment using a Phillips screwdriver.
Synonyms
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A tool with a handle and metal tip for turning screws
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A tool that turns screws one way when you press down, without lifting the tool
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A hand tool that turns screws when you press its spiral handle down
Surface Forms
Morphology
Phillips + screwdriver
The noun combines a proper name modifier 'Phillips' with 'screwdriver', so a learner who knows 'screwdriver' will correctly infer it denotes a particular type or model of screwdriver. However, identifying the specific cross-shaped tip (i.e. that 'Phillips' refers to the Phillips-type screw head or inventor) requires extra, encyclopedic knowledge, so the relation is partially transparent but not fully predictable.
Etymology
Phillips screwdriver is named after Henry F. Phillips, who in the 1930s made a special cross-shaped screw head and a matching driver. The cross tip fits into the screw and helps stop the tool from slipping, so today Phillips screwdriver means 'a screwdriver with a cross-shaped tip'.