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unscrewed

[uhn-skroo]

un·screw

[uhn-skroo]
verb (used with object)
1.
to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.).
2.
to unfasten or withdraw by turning, as a screw or lid.
3.
to open (a jar, bottle, etc.) by turning the lid or cover.
verb (used without object)
4.
to permit of being unscrewed.

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Unscrewed is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1595–1605; un-2 + screw
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