screw-top
adjective
: having a top or lid that can be attached and removed by being turned
a screw-top jar
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Ingredients 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper Directions In a screw-top jar or airtight container, combine all ingredients.
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Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Instead, attach any 16-ounce screw-top water bottle, and voilà!
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The facility had a water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid stored on the prep table.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In a screw-top jar combine herb liquid and sugar.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
Dispenser type Grapeseed oil typically comes in a bottle, dispensed by either a dropper, a pump top, in pill form or with a simple screw-top lid.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 May 2026
Use mason jars with screw-top lids or airtight containers with suction rings.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
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Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Instead, attach any 16-ounce screw-top water bottle, and voilà!
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The facility had a water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid stored on the prep table.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In a screw-top jar combine herb liquid and sugar.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
Dispenser type Grapeseed oil typically comes in a bottle, dispensed by either a dropper, a pump top, in pill form or with a simple screw-top lid.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 May 2026
Use mason jars with screw-top lids or airtight containers with suction rings.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Screw-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screw-top. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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