Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rescrew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-screw
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to screw again.

Example Sentences

"5th, for single bands, unscrew the large pivots, so that the bands slipping come easily to the desired dimension (rescrew to retain the exact position."
"If it be seen that any of the pins are unscrewed stop the shafting at once and rescrew these pins; rescrew the collars immediately if need be."
"If you screw up unscrew the corkscrew and rescrew to unscrew what you have screwed up."

Etymology

From re- + screw.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Inflected Forms

rescrews (present, singular) rescrewing (participle, present) rescrewed (participle, past) rescrewed (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does rescrew mean?: to screw again.
Where does rescrew come from?: From re- + screw.

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