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noun • someone who guards prisoners • a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole • a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air • a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head • slang for sexual intercourse verb • have sexual intercourse with • turn like a screw • cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion • tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions • defeat someone through trickery or deceit | ||||||||
| 29% | 12 | Relating to a prison sentence served outside of prison | ||||||
adjective • (of a parent) Not having custody of a child. • (of a trial sentence) That does not involve a term in prison. | ||||||||
| 28% | 7 | Malaysian capital detaining group linked to a secret doctrine | ||||||
noun • an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries • an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret | ||||||||
Prison Officers Detaining Sailors In Ship Crossword Clue
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SCREWS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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SCREWS
Updated: October 15, 2023
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