'Endless screw' definitions:

Definition of 'Endless screw'

From: GCIDE
  • Endless \End"less\, a. [AS. endele['a]s. See End.]
  • 1. Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; -- applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Infinite; excessive; unlimited. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. [R.] "All loves are endless." --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. having a linear or ribbonlike form with the two ends connected together, such as in a circle, ellipse, torus, or any other closed loop. Belts or chains used in drive mechanisms are considered endless in this sense. See endless chain. [PJC]
  • Endless chain, a chain which is made continuous by uniting its two ends.
  • Endless screw. (Mech.) See under Screw.
  • Syn: Eternal; everlasting; interminable; infinite; unlimited; incessant; perpetual; uninterrupted; continual; unceasing; unending; boundless; undying; imperishable. [1913 Webster]