screwtop
- noun
- /ˈskruːtɑp/
:
tapa de rosca
- He struggled to open the bottle until he realized it had a screwtop.
Examples
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After dinner, she put the leftovers in a container with a screwtop lid.
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We'll be using my cranial screwtop method of entry into the brain.
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"They're not screwtops,' I said.
Fiction book (1996) -
Cranial screwtop.
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The last prayer had been prayed out of it some time ago, judging by the uncapped screwtop bottleneck.
Fiction book (2002) -
Cranial screwtops.
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But to make transplantation possible I have recently invented the cranial screwtop method of entry into the brain whereby a large section can be unscrewed without having to shave the head.
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We enjoyed a bottle of screwtop wine while relaxing on the patio.
Synonyms
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1.0
A top that covers a container like a jar or pan
116
1.0
A cover that fits over the top of a container like a bottle
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1.3
A small metal or plastic top that seals a bottle
A lid you open by turning to remove from a bottle or jar
A lid you turn to open and close, usually on jars or bottles
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Morphology
Etymology
The word screwtop is made from screw ('to twist') and top ('lid'), so imagine a lid you turn like a screw. That's why a screwtop is a cap you must twist to open or close.