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skruv.

a screw (fastener)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/skrʉːv/

  1. a screw (fastener)

    common-gender

  2. a screw (simple machine)

    common-gender

  3. a twist, a turn (rotation of the body while jumping or diving or the like)

    common-gender

  4. spin (rotation of a ball while in air so that it does not follow a pure ballistic path)

    common-gender · countable · uncountable

  5. vint (card game)

    Finland · common-gender
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German schruve. Compare to and Danish skrue and Norwegian Nynorsk skruve (older spelling of skrue).

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