# noun. - a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place. - an act of turning a screw or other object having a thread. - a prisoner's derogatory term for a prison guard or warden. * she was frightened by the look of the screws - a mean or miserly person. * None
# verb. - fasten or tighten with a screw or screws. * screw the hinge to your new door - cheat or swindle (someone), especially by charging them too much for something. * if you do what they tell you, you're screwed