See thumbscrew on Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "type of screw",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Rändelschraube"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "type of screw",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Flügelschraube"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "cheiróvida",
"sense": "type of screw",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "χειρόβιδα"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "cheirokochlías",
"sense": "type of screw",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "χειροκοχλίας"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "type of screw",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scriú sciathánach"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"sense": "type of screw",
"word": "اشکلک شست"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "barášek",
"sense": "type of screw",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бара́шек"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aixafapolzes"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"word": "peukaloruuvi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poucette"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "grésillons"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Daumenschraube"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "daktulḗthra",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "δακτυλήθρα"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bís ordóige"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "schiaccia pollici"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "eškanak",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"word": "اشکنک"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "eškalak",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"word": "اشکلک"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "torture instrument",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "empulgueras"
}
],
"word": "thumbscrew"
}
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