Ah," chuckled the detective, unscrewing the binding-posts and lifting off a hard rubber cap.
I saw a pair there when we had it open before," the detective added, unscrewing the rubber cap of the receiver and lifting the thin metal diaphragm from the face of two tiny magnets which were wound with fine silk wire.
One succeeded in unscrewing a large chandelier which hung from the centre of the front parlor, and the gas came pouring through the opening in odorous volumes, while the spoliator waddled off to the door with his prize.
And Tiffles, unscrewing a nicely fitting cap from the drum, drew out a close roll of paper.
The ignition spark-plug may be located directly over the inlet valve in the path of the incoming fresh gases, and both valves may be easily removed and inspected by unscrewing the valve caps without taking off the manifolds.
An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose.
An excellent method of preventing the stud from unscrewing with the nut is to make the end A longer than the nut end, as in Fig.
The feed is put on by unscrewing the screw S in this figure against the upper jaws of A; holes of about half inch and less in diameter may be drilled with this device.
Before hardening the split piece the jaws should be sprung well apart, so that they will spring open when released by unscrewing the outside shell to release the work and insert another piece.
On the other hand, unscrewing I moves B to the right, and it is obvious that in doing this the cap T in Fig.
The bolt K then has fallen to the amount due to unscrewing the threaded or nut end of L, and also to the amount of the difference of thickness at M and at m of the washer, the plate N being clear of the lathe-shears.
At F is a screw threaded into A, its pointed end abutting against some firm piece, so that unscrewing F forces the drill forward and into its cut.
It consists of a threaded ring N receiving the threaded bush M, the tool height being adjusted by screwing or unscrewing one within the other.
She was carrying the gun, unscrewing the silencer as we walked.
As he spoke, he was unscrewing the big, jewel-studded bowl of the bronze lamp.
This latter is very well for a collection when fully made up and complete, but if required for an incomplete collection, the risk and annoyance of unscrewing and screwing up, to constantly remove or insert a specimen, are great.
Right now, on top of her other gaucheries, she was unscrewing the comb from her wrist--an unfriendly if not quite a hostile act, as anyone must admit.
And small plastic bottles of strong coffee that heated up hospitably too--in this case the tops did a five-second hesitation in the middle of your unscrewing them.
The cistern is encased in brass for protection, the bottom portion unscrewing to give access to the portable screw beneath the cistern.
Five minutes did not elapse between the moment of enclosing the animals and that of unscrewing the coverlid of their prison.
These scuttles then were protected against the shock of departure by plates let into solid grooves, which could easily be opened outward by unscrewingthem from the inside.
Then, ask permission of your parents to disconnect all the circuits by unscrewing the fuses or flipping the circuit breakers.
Illustration: Figure 5 (Series Wiring)] Show there is a circuit through the bulb by screwing and unscrewing it.
With this view, and whilst the handkerchief is applied to the beak of the pipette, the air must be allowed to enter very slowly by unscrewing the plug V, fig.
Except, where's the point in unscrewing caps unless you're physically present to make use of the contents of the jars?
All right," said George; so the three of them went over to the poultry house and Fred began by taking out the two or three small windows, and removing the doors by unscrewing the hinges.
Disconnect the exhaust pipe from the motor by unscrewing the pack nut and remove the bolts which hold the muffler to the frame.
By loosening the set screw and unscrewing the cap--after having removed the steering wheel--they may readily be inspected and replenished with grease.
Kennedy followed quickly, unscrewing the oxygen helmet as he went.
Carefully unwrapping the bomb and unscrewing one part while he held another firm, he finally took out of it a bottle of liquid and some powder.
There," he said, unscrewing one of the beautiful brown glass eyes of the stag.
Next afternoon the admiral was on deck taking the air, and after a while he asks, 'Where was that marine guard standing when he says he heard that air-port unscrewing and that splash last night?
He studied them a long time, screwing them together and unscrewing them many times.
These skylights were protected against the shocks of departure by plates let into solid grooves, which it was easy to move by unscrewing them.
Five minutes had not elapsed between the time the animals were shut up and the unscrewing of their prison lid.
I had finished taking, and had got my camera down on the stand, in the bottom of the trench, and was on the point of unscrewing it, when two shells came hurtling overhead and exploded about forty feet away.
I had exposed sufficient film for my purpose, so quickly unscrewing the camera, my man taking the tripod, I hurried into a dug-out for cover.
Don't you understand, you blockhead, what unscrewing these nuts leads to?
Drop that 'wha-at' and answer the question; what were you unscrewing the nut for?
When the wood screw was firmly fixed, it could be cast off by unscrewing the rod, which fixed it upon the top of the tube.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "unscrewing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
