rescrew

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word rescrew. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word rescrew, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say rescrew in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word rescrew you have here. The definition of the word rescrew will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofrescrew, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ screw.

Pronunciation

Verb

rescrew (third-person singular simple present rescrews, present participle rescrewing, simple past and past participle rescrewed)

  1. to screw again.
    • 1857, English Patents of Inventions, Specifications: 1856, 1872 - 1937, page 7:
      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.
    • 1908, Paul Dumesny, J. Noyer, Wood products: distillates and extracts, page 177:
      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.
    • 1994, Carole Marsh, Arkansas "Crinkum-Crankum", Carole Marsh Books, →ISBN, page 57:
      If you screw up unscrew the corkscrew and rescrew to unscrew what you have screwed up.

Anagrams