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noun

screwdriver

a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw

In a sentence

Six example sentences with screwdriver, each labelled with its topic.

  • The laptop shipped with a tiny screwdriver so owners could open the case and swap the battery themselves.

    Technology

  • A loose bridge pickup buzzed all night until the guitarist borrowed a screwdriver and tightened the two mounting posts.

    Music

  • Old lens repair demands a jeweler's screwdriver, since the retaining ring hides four slotted fasteners barely wider than a grain.

    Photography

  • Retro collectors keep a tri-wing screwdriver on the desk, since old cartridges use screws no ordinary tool fits.

    Gaming

  • Armorers of the fifteenth century may have been the first to need a screwdriver, since plate armor was held together with screws.

    History

  • Her pocket multitool folds out a screwdriver small enough to tighten the hinge on sunglasses at the trailhead.

    Travel

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