screwdriver
noun
screw·driv·er
ˈskrü-ˌdrī-vər 
plural screwdrivers
1
: a tool for turning screws see also flathead screwdriver, phillips screwdriver
2
: vodka and orange juice served with ice
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At one end of the long, crowded room, two skinny young men with screwdrivers pull phone after phone from a sack and crack them like walnuts.
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
To do this, mark four quadrants with stakes and trickle the hose into each quadrant until a long screwdriver easily penetrates 8 inches into the soil.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
The surviving victim believed he was stabbed with a screwdriver, police said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
The ease of inserting a screwdriver into the earth is also an excellent moisture level test.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
To do this, mark four quadrants with stakes and trickle the hose into each quadrant until a long screwdriver easily penetrates 8 inches into the soil.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
The surviving victim believed he was stabbed with a screwdriver, police said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
The ease of inserting a screwdriver into the earth is also an excellent moisture level test.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
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screwdriver
noun
screw·driv·er
ˈskrü-ˌdrī-vər
: a tool for turning screws
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