screwdriver
5
3.7
- noun
- /ˈskruːˌdraɪvər/
:
vodka con zumo de naranja
- - Let me get a screwdriver, homie.
- sip of her screwdriver
- drinking screwdrivers
- make screwdrivers
Examples
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Uh, another screwdriver for Mr. Hutton, and I'll have, uh, Jack Daniel's, rocks.
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After a long day, he relaxed with a refreshing screwdriver while watching the sunset.
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- My little sister drinks a screwdriver too.
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Who drinks a screwdriver, anyway?
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Can I interest you in a screwdriver?
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Can I get a Jack and Coke and a screwdriver?
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Are you drinking screwdrivers?
Fiction book (1996) -
She orders another screwdriver.
Fiction book (2001) -
She settles in at the dim end of the teakwood bar, next to a man in a rumpled suit, another captive, and orders a screwdriver.
Fiction book (2001) -
At the party, she ordered a screwdriver, enjoying the mix of vodka and orange juice.
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.0
A hand tool with a cross-shaped tip used to turn screws with a cross slot
1
5.3
A tool that turns screws one way when you press down, without lifting the tool
- Specialized
1
8.4
A hand tool that turns screws when you press its spiral handle down
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Etymology
Screwdriver for the drink has a simple story behind it: one popular tale says oil workers mixed vodka and orange juice and used a real screwdriver to 'stir' the drink, so the name stuck, and today a screwdriver is a cocktail of vodka and orange juice.