screw cap

Meanings

nounscrew cap (plural screw caps)

plural screw caps · alternative screwcap

The cap of a container, especially a bottle or jar, which screws onto the threaded lip of the container.
Four-year-old Anna surprised her parents when she unscrewed the screw cap and poured herself a glass of milk, like an old pro.
Synonyms: screw top
metonymicallyThe style of closure that has such a cap; a container that has such a cap.
When you buy the wine tonight, pick up some screw caps in addition to whichever corked bottles you buy.
1 more example
Corks remain prevalent, but nowadays the wine industry also offers plenty of screw caps, too, for occasions that warrant them or customers who prefer them.
Synonyms: screw top

nounThe cap of a container, especially a bottle or jar, which screws onto the threaded lip of the container.

Similar

nounThe style of closure that has such a cap; a container that has such a cap.

Similar

Also see

Danish skruelåg

skruelågcap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container

Dutch schroefdop

schroefdopcap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container

Finnish kierrekorkki

kierrekorkkicap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container

German Schraubverschluss, Schraubdeckel

Schraubverschlusscap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
Schraubdeckelcap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container

Hungarian csavaros fedél/kupak

csavaros fedél/kupakcap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container

Italian tappo, tappo a vite

tappocap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
tappo a vitecap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
tappo filettatocap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container

Norwegian Bokmål skrukork

skrukorkcap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container

Polish nakrętka, zakrętka

nakrętkacap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
zakrętkacap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container

Swedish skruvkork

skruvkorkcap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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