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screw-topped

screw-topped

4.1
A container with a lid you twist to open and close
  • adjective
  • /skruː tɒpt/
translation icon : con tapa de rosca
  • The screw-topped bottle prevents any leaks while traveling.

Examples

  • You can store leftovers in a screw-topped container to keep them fresh.

  • So this is basically just an acrylic screw top little container.

  • She opened the screw-topped jar to add some spices to her dish.

Synonyms

capped
vsscrew-topped
3.9

Covered on the top by something like a cap

fastens by twisting into a spiral groove for a secure seal

How Sealed

airtight
19 3.9
screw-topped
4.1
covered
1 1.0
open
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

screw-topped positive

Morphology

screw-topped = screw-top (transparent) = screw + top + ed

Formed by adding the adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed' to the compound noun 'screw-top', yielding the straightforward meaning 'having a screw top'.

Etymology

Screw-topped is literal: screw means a spiral thing you 'turn' and top means a lid. So a screw-topped jar or bottle has a lid you twist on and off in a spiral, making it easy to seal and reopen.