screw cap en · NOUN
Meanings
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The cap of a container, especially a bottle or jar, which screws onto the threaded lip of the container.
Four-year-old Anna surprised her parents when she unscrewed the screw cap and poured herself a glass of milk, like an old pro.
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(metonymically) The style of closure that has such a cap; a container that has such a cap.
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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| screw caps | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| screwcap | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
fi kierrekorkki (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · de Schraubdeckel (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · it tappo (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · nb skrukork (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · de Schraubverschluss (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · sv skruvkork (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · it tappo a vite (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · nn skrukork (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · pl nakrętka (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · da skruelåg (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · nl schroefdop (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · hu csavaros fedél/kupak (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · pl zakrętka (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) · it tappo filettato (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container)