screw cap
noun
a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like.
Origin of screw cap
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby screw cap
screw,
screw around,
screw auger,
screw axis,
screw bean,
screw cap,
screw conveyor,
screw eye,
screw fly,
screw hook,
screw jack
Example sentences from the Web for screw cap
Another small copper or brass tube should also be inserted in the screw-cap close to the first one.
Growing Nuts in the North |Carl Weschcke
British Dictionary definitions for screw cap
screw cap
noun
- a cap that screws on to a thread around the opening of a jar, bottle, etc to form a seal
- (as modifier)screw-cap wines