Answer to "One of the simple machines" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCREW which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2009.

One of the simple machines crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SCREW	50 %	5
PULLEY	50 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: One of the simple machines

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• pulley
• lever
• wheel
• inclined plane
• caster
• axle
• bonnet
• lift
• jack
• hood
• windshield
• escalator

Crossword Answer definitions

SCREW noun

1. A device that has a helical function.
2. The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
3. A prison guard.
4. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
5. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
6. Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
7. A casual sexual partner.
8. Salary, wages.
9. Backspin.
10. A small packet of tobacco.
11. An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
12. A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
13. An amphipod crustacean.
14. (in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.

SCREW verb

1. To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
2. To have sexual intercourse with.
3. To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
4. To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
5. To contort.
6. To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
7. To screw back.
8. To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result SCREW

• Propeller
• Archimedes' __
• Threaded bolt
• Phillips head item
• Threaded fastener
• Fool around
• Propeller sort
• Propeller type
• Prison guard
• A driver turns it

More clues leading to the result PULLEY

• Simple machine
• One of the simple machines
• Kind of simple machine
• Block and tackle part
• Weight machine feature
• Hoisting machine
• Block and tackle.
• Weight-lifting apparatus.
• Small wheel.
• Lifting device