Definitions for setscrew

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setscrew set·screw

Spelling: [set-skroo]

IPA: /ˈsɛtˌskru/

Setscrew is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 188 anagrams from letters in setscrew (ceersstw).

Definitions for setscrew

noun

1. a screw passing through a threaded hole in a part to tighten the contact of that part with another, as of a collar with the shaft on which it fits.

Origin of setscrew

First recorded in 1850-55; set + screw

Examples for setscrew

The blank wheel should be keyed on the shaft or securely fastened with a setscrew.