finger screw

noun

A type of fastener designed to be tightened and loosened by hand.

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Meanings

nounfinger screw (plural finger screws)

plural finger screws

  1. A type of fastener designed to be tightened and loosened by hand.
  2. historicalA torture instrument featuring a small vise with ridged metal plates.
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APA

finger screw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20screw

MLA

“finger screw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20screw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger screw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20screw.

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