Wood Screw

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wood screw [′wu̇d ‚skrü]

(design engineering)

A threaded fastener with a pointed shank, a slotted or recessed head, and a sharp tapered thread of relatively coarse pitch for use only in wood.

wood screw

A helically threaded metal fastener having a pointed end; forms its own mating thread when driven into wood or other resilient materials.

Wood Screw

a screw designed to be driven into wood or some other soft material, in which it forms a thread by deforming the material. The threaded section of a wood screw is conical in shape, either over the entire length or only at the end. The head is usually spherical or flat, and the slot may be straight or cruciform, for use with a suitable screwdriver.

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