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Thumbscrew

nounid 147268·updated May 18, 2026
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screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers

polysemous

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Thumbscrews
possessive
Thumbscrew's
pluralpossessive
Thumbscrews'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
§2
instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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