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'screen ,test n a test of someone's ability to act in films
screen-writ-er /'skri:n,raItə/ n a person who writes the words for actors in films, often using the words in a book which is being made into a film as his or her starting point
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screw1 /skru:/ n 1 [C] a type of fastener that is like a nail but has a raised edge winding round it (THREAD) and a special cut in its top to hold a tool, usually a SCREWDRIVER, for turning and pressing it into the material to be fastened -> see also CORKSCREW 2 [C] tech a PROPELLER, especially on a ship 3 [C(off)] BrE old-fash a small twisted paper packet: a screw of tobacco 4 [C] slang (used by prisoners) a prison guard 5 [C] taboo slang a) an act of having sex b) someone considered as a person to have sex with: a good screw 6 [S] BrE slang pay; wages 7 have a screw loose humor to be slightly mad 8 put/tighten the screws on infml to force (someone) to do as one wishes, especially by increasing pressure and threats
screw2 v 1 [T+obj+adv/prep] to fasten with one or more screws: The table legs are screwed to the floor. 2 [I+adv/prep;T+obj+adv/prep] a) to turn or tighten (a screw or something that moves in the same way): Screw the two pipes together end to end. | Screw the lid on tightly. b) (of such a thing) to turn or tighten: The two pieces screw together. -> see also UNSCREW 3 [T+obj+adv/prep] to twist (paper or cloth) carelessly or so as to make a ball: She screwed the letter up angrily/screwed the letter into a ball and threw it away. 4 [T+obj+adv/prep, especially out of] infml to get by forcing or twisting or by great effort or threats: You eventually managed to screw a promise out of them. 5 [I;T] taboo slang to have sex (with) 6 [T(for);(out of)] to treat badly, especially by taking an unfair advantage of: I really got screwed on this new sander. | They screwed us for $5 on the price of the room. | You'll get screwed out of your last dollar in that place. 7 [T usually imperative] taboo slang (used for showing extreme annoyance with the stated person or thing): 'No, I won't lend you the money.' 'Well screw you!' -> see also have one's head screwed on (HEAD)
screw sthg. <-> up phr v [T] 1 to twist (one's face) or make (one's eyes) narrower, especially during effort or to show disapproval or uncertainty: She screwed up her eyes in the bright light. 2 infml to ruin; cause to fail: It was such a simple plan; how could you have screwed it up? 3 [(about) usually pass.] infml to cause to become confused, anxious, unhappy etc: He's divorced, and he's really screwed up about his relationships with women. 4 screw up one's courage to stop oneself from being afraid
screw-ball /'skru:bɔ:l/ n 1 infml, especially AmE a person whose ideas or actions seem wild or mad, usually in a harmless way 2 AmE infml (in BASEBALL) a ball which is thrown to a BATTER and spins in the opposite direction to a curve
screw-driv-er /'skru:,draIvə/ n 1 a tool with a narrow blade at one end which fits into the hole cut in the top of a screw for turning it into and out of its place 2 an alcoholic drink made from VODKA and orange juice
'screw top n a cover which is made to be twisted tightly onto the top of a bottle or other container
screw-y /'skru:i/ adj infml strange or slightly mad: Something has gone screwy in my calculation; this can't be the right answer. | He has lots of mad ideas, each one screwier than the last!
scrib-ble1 /'skrIbəl/ v 1 [I] to write meaningless marks: She can't write yet, but she loves to scribble with a pencil. 2 [T] to write (usually something that is hard to read) carelessly or in a hurry: She scribbled a note to the milkman.
scribble2 n 1 [C] also scribbles pl. -> a meaningless written marking 2 [S;U] (a way of) writing which is careless and hard to read: His handwriting is nothing but (a) scribble.
scrib-bler /'skrIblə/ n derog or humor a writer
scribe /skraIb/ n a person employed to copy things in writing, especially in times before the invention of printing
scrim-mage /'skrImId3/ n 1 [C] infml a disorderly fight between two or usually more people 2 [C] (in AMERICAN FOOTBALL) the time that one team has possession of the ball from receiving a kick until they lose it 3 [U] a practice game (of football, BASKETBALL etc) often among members of the same team -> see also LINE OF SCRIMMAGE —scrimmage v [I]
scrimp /skrImp/ v [I] to save money slowly and with difficulty, especially by living less well than usual: She had to scrimp and save to pay for her holiday.
scrim-shaw /'skrImʃɔ:/ n [U] WHALE bones or IVORY that has been made into decorative shapes
scrip /skrIp/ n [U] tech an official paper which allows the holder to get something, especially paper printed for use as money in certain shops, at certain times etc
script /skrIpt/ n 1 [C] a written form of a speech, play, film, or broadcast: to depart from the script 2 [C;U] the set of letters used in writing a language; ALPHABET: Anyone learning Arabic must learn Arabic script. 3 [S;U] fml writing done by hand, especially as in English with the letters of words joined: He wrote with a flowing script. | copperplate script 4 [C usually pl.] BrE a piece of writing done by a student in an examination, to be read and given a mark by a teacher
script-ed /'skrIptId/ adj (especially of a speech or broadcast) having a SCRIPT or read from a script -> opposite UNSCRIPTED
scrip-tur-al /'skrIptʃərəl/ adj (sometimes cap.) of, found in, or according to a holy writing, especially the Bible
scrip-ture /'skrIptʃə/ n [U] 1 also the scriptures pl. —(usually cap.) (used by Christians) the Bible 2 also scriptures pl. the holy books of the stated religion: Buddhist scriptures
script-writ-er /'skrIpt,raItə/ n a writer of scripts for films, broadcasts etc
scrof-u-la /'skrɒfjlə||'skrɑ:-,'skræ-/ n [U] a disease in which organs in the neck become swollen —lous adj
scroll1 /skrəʊl/ n 1 a piece of paper or other writing material, with usually official writing on it, that is or can be rolled up: At the ceremony he was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. | parchment scrolls with ancient writings on them 2 a decoration or shape like a rolled-up piece of paper -> see also DEAD SEA SCROLLS
scroll2 v [T;I(up/down)] tech to move (information) on a SCREEN connected to a computer, in a continuous movement from bottom to top: How do you stop this thing scrolling? | Scroll down (=towards the end of a FILE) to see what the last line is. Do I have to scroll up to the top before I close the file?
'scroll bar n a part on the side of a computer screen that you move using a MOUSE in order to move up or down
scroll-work /'skrəʊlwɜ:k||-wɜ:rk/ n [U] decoration in a pattern of SCROLLS
Scrooge /skru:d3/ n infml derog (usually cap.) an extremely ungenerous person who keeps all their money for themselves (from the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in the story Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who is very mean and thinks that Christmas is a waste of time and money): Campaigners have hit out at scrooge companies for failing to help them financially. | My landlord makes Scrooge look extravagant. | a heartless Scrooge
scro-tum /'skrəʊtəm/ n pl. -ta /-tə/ or -tums tech. the bag of flesh holding the TESTICLES of male animals
scrounge /skraʊnd3/ v [I;T(off)] infml, often derog to get (something) without work or payment or by persuading others: He's always scrounging off his friends. (=especially getting money from them) | Can I scrounge a cigarette off you? —scrounger n: The government plans to clamp down on social security scroungers.
scrub1 /skrʌb/ v -bb- 1 [I(@t);T] to rub hard at (something)