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Phillips head

Definitions

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  • noun A screwdriver with a '+' shaped head for turning screws so socketed.
  • noun A screw turned by such a screwdriver.

Etymologies

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From Phillips head screwdriver and Phillips head screw, by shortening; eponymous of Henry F. Phillips of Portland, OR, the inventor of the '+' shaped socket for screws.

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hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. screw
  2. screwdriver

same context (7)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. Robertson head
  2. TORX head
  3. flathead
  4. flathead screw
  5. flathead screwdriver
  6. hex head
  7. square head

relateds (2)

relateds

  1. Phillips head screw
  2. Phillips head screwdriver

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