Phrase guide
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noun
A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: butterfly nut, thumbnut
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of wingnut (“person with radical political views, especially right-wing or conservative ones”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of wingnut (“person with large ears”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wing-nut, wing screw, butterfly nut, thumbnut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nut
noun
any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wing-nut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nut tree
Narrower terms: Caucasian walnut, Pterocarya fraxinifolia
History
From wing + nut.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
