[{"word":"thumbscrews","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A weakness that can be taken advantage of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Law 33: Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew ― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power"}],"synonyms":["pilliwinks"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thumbscrew","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thumbscrews"]}]