How to spell screwdriver

Screwdriver is spelled S-C-R-E-W-D-R-I-V-E-R.

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What it means: A hand tool used to turn and tighten screws.

In a sentence: Dad used a screwdriver to fix the wobbly chair.

Same family: cocktail, vodka, orange-juice, drink, mixed-drink. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The cocktail name "screwdriver" is believed to come from American oil workers in the mid-20th century who mixed vodka into orange juice with an actual screwdriver when no spoon was available.

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