Phrase guide

Phillips screwdriver

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A screwdriver having a cross-shaped tip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: screwdriver, driver, tool

2

noun

Meaning 2

a screwdriver for use with Phillips screws

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: screwdriver

History

Etymology

From Henry F. Phillips, the name of the inventor of the tool and the screws that it is designed to work with, and screwdriver.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tornavís d'estrella — screwdriver
  • Chinese Cantonese: 十字螺絲批 /十字螺丝批 (sap6 zi6 lo4 si1 pai1) — screwdriver
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十字螺絲刀 /十字螺丝刀 (shízì luósīdāo) — screwdriver
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十字改錐 /十字改锥 (shízì gǎizhuī) — screwdriver
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十字螺絲起子 /十字螺丝起子 (shízì luósī qǐzi) — screwdriver
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十字起子 (shízì qǐzi) — screwdriver
  • Czech: křížový šroubovák — screwdriver
  • Dutch: kruiskopschroevendraaier — screwdriver
  • Estonian: ristkruvikeeraja — screwdriver
  • Finnish: ristipääruuvimeisseli — screwdriver
  • Finnish: ristipäämeisseli — screwdriver
  • French: tournevis cruciforme — screwdriver
  • German: Kreuzschraubenzieher — screwdriver
  • German: Kreuzschraubendreher — screwdriver
  • Hungarian: csillagfejű csavarhúzó — screwdriver
  • Italian: cacciavite a croce — screwdriver
  • Japanese: プラスドライバー (purasu doraibā) — screwdriver
  • Spanish: destornillador de estrella — screwdriver
  • Swedish: stjärnmejsel — screwdriver
  • Swedish: stjärnskruvmejsel — screwdriver
  • Swedish: kryssmejsel — screwdriver