screw eye
1
5.8
- noun
- /skru aɪ/
- Specialized
:
ojo de tornillo
- The best way to attach the wires is by using a screw eye at each corner of the frame.
- install the screw eye
- small screw eyes
- screw eyes and hooks
Examples
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The outline was then cut from wood, and three small circular holes were cut to insert screw eyes to thread rope through (for deployment) and to attach weights to the ventral side.
Academic text (2016) -
To hang the picture frame, we need to install a screw eye into the wall.
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I bought several screw eyes to secure the ropes for the tent.
Synonyms
1
5.0
A metal bolt with a looped head used to attach a rope or cable
A small metal loop used to fasten clothing or hang small items
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is a straightforward compound of 'screw' (a fastener) + 'eye' (a loop or small opening), so its meaning — a screw that has a looped end — is directly inferable from the constituents. This is a transparent, compositional noun–noun combination following common compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Screw eye is a simple name: it is a screw with a small loop called an eye at one end. The eye looks like a little ring a rope or wire can go through, so the name came to mean a screw with a built-in ring for 'hanging' or 'attaching' things.