thumbscrew

Meaning of thumbscrew

noun
  1. A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
  2. An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.
  3. A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
    Law 33: Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew ― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

Information about thumbscrew

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of thumbscrew is: thumbscrews.
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Hyphenation of thumbscrew

thumb-screw

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • thumbscrew is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

thumbscrew synonyms

Meaning :

pilliwinks

Words that rhyme with thumbscrew

crew, accrew, decrew, recrew, concrew, aircrew, SmartScrew, airscrew, bedscrew, corkscrew, drivescrew, earscrew, jackscrew, leadscrew, screw, setscrew, turnscrew, unscrew, upscrew, woodscrew

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