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The cap of a container, especially a bottle or jar, which screws onto the threaded lip of the container.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Four-year-old Anna surprised her parents when she unscrewed the screw cap and poured herself a glass of milk, like an old pro.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: screw top
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cap, top, closure
The style of closure that has such a cap; a container that has such a cap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: metonymically
Examples
- 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.
- When you buy the wine tonight, pick up some screw caps in addition to whichever corked bottles you buy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: screw top
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
skruelåg
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Dutch:
schroefdop
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Finnish:
kierrekorkki
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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German:
Schraubverschluss
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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German:
Schraubdeckel
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Hungarian:
csavaros fedél/kupak
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Italian:
tappo
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Italian:
tappo a vite
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Italian:
tappo filettato
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Norwegian Bokmål:
skrukork
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
skrukork
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Polish:
nakrętka
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Polish:
zakrętka
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
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Swedish:
skruvkork
— cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
