unscrew
Example Sentences
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Olympic staff crowded around the vault, unscrewing bolts and shuffling it up to its proper height.
From BBC
"The plunger needs to be unscrewed and disassembled to get all the oils and coffee grounds out," he says.
From Salon
“Something within the cylinder was unscrewing the top!”
From Seattle Times
One recent sunny day, Skoda clambered up a ladder to unscrew the blue and yellow Miri’s at Golden Gardens surfboard affixed to the south side of the building.
From Seattle Times
He sees things that make him want to unscrew his eyeballs, clean them and screw them back in.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
