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unscience |
unscientific |
unscientifically |
unscramble |
unscratched |
unscrew
| unscripted
| unscrupulous
| unscrupulously
| unscrupulousness
| unscrutable
unscrew
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb unscrew has 2 senses
- unscrew(v = verb.contact) Array - loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate" is one way to loose, loosen
- unscrew(v = verb.contact) Array - loosen by turning; "unscrew the bottle cap" is one way to loose, loosen
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym: screw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
unscrew, v. t. [1st pref. un- + screw.].
To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
unscrew, v.
1 tr. & intr. unfasten or be unfastened by turning or removing a screw or screws or by twisting like a screw.
2 tr. loosen (a screw).
1 tr. & intr. unfasten or be unfastened by turning or removing a screw or screws or by twisting like a screw.
2 tr. loosen (a screw).
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