wing nut
wing nut · wing nuts
барашек, барашковая гайка
Flügelmutter
A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefingerA nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
Meaning
1 sensesA nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
Flügelmutter
барашковая га́йкаbaraškovaja gájka, барашекbarašek
a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
nut with wing-like projections:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
nut with wing-like projections:
Origin
From wing + nut.From wing + nut.
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Forms
plural: wing nutsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning:wing-nutwing screwbutterfly nutthumbnut
- any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia:wing-nut
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwingnut