screws

"The carpenter used screws to hold the wooden boards together tightly. "

"The loosening of the jar lid required several forceful screws. "

"The prisoners knew they had to be careful because the screws were watching their every move in the yard. "

"My dad is such a screws when we go grocery shopping; he always insists on buying the cheapest brand, even if it's low quality. "

""Professor Harding is known as one of the biggest screws in the English department; his exams are notoriously difficult and graded very harshly." "

"My dad works long hours, but the screws are good enough to support the family. "

"The golfer put so much screws on the ball that it stopped almost immediately after landing on the green. "

"My grandfather always kept a few screws in his pocket for rolling his own cigarettes. "

"My grandfather warned me not to buy that horse; he said it was just a bunch of screws and wouldn't be able to pull a plow. "

"The machine's movement follows a series of screws, each combining a rotation and a slide to precisely position the part. "

"the skeleton screw (Caprella);  the sand screw"

"My grandmother has had the screws for years, and her doctor says it's difficult to treat. "

"I screws the two pieces of wood together to make a birdhouse. "

"He screws people over in business deals to get ahead. "

"The landlord screws his tenants by raising the rent every year, even though he doesn't make any improvements to the building. "

"Her face screws up in concentration when she's trying to solve a difficult math problem. "

"He tried to pass the soccer ball to his teammate, but he screwed it and it went out of bounds instead. "

""After fixing the bookshelf, I had to screw back the loose panel to make it sturdy." "

"The professor screws his students mercilessly during the final exam. "