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thumbnut — noun a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning • Syn: ↑wing nut, ↑wing nut, ↑wing screw, ↑butterfly nut • Hypernyms: ↑nut * * * /thum nut /, n. See wing nut … Useful english dictionary
wing nut — noun 1. any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia • Syn: ↑wing nut • Hypernyms: ↑nut tree • Hyponyms: ↑Caucasian walnut, ↑Pterocarya fraxinifolia … Useful english dictionary
Beverage-can stove — A beverage can stove (or pop can stove) is a homemade, ultra light portable stove. The simple design is made entirely from cans (typically soft drink or beer cans) and burns alcohol, typically denatured. Countless variations on the basic design… … Wikipedia
wingnut — wing nut © School Division, Houghton Mifflin Company n. A nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning. Also called thumbnut. * * * … Universalium
wing nut — a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger. Also, wingnut. Also called butterfly nut, thumbnut. See illus. under nut. [1895 1900] * * * ▪ plant (genus Pterocarya), any … Universalium
wing nut — noun a) A nut with wing like projections to provide leverage in turning; a thumbnut. b) One who advocates extreme measures or changes; a radical … Wiktionary
wingnut — noun a) A nut having wing like projections so that it can be turned easily by hand b) A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia Syn: wing nut, thumbnut, pterocarya … Wiktionary
butterfly nut — noun a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning • Syn: ↑wing nut, ↑wing nut, ↑wing screw, ↑thumbnut • Hypernyms: ↑nut … Useful english dictionary
wing screw — noun a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning • Syn: ↑wing nut, ↑wing nut, ↑butterfly nut, ↑thumbnut • Hypernyms: ↑nut … Useful english dictionary
wing-nut — noun 1. any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia • Syn: ↑wing nut • Hypernyms: ↑nut tree • Hyponyms: ↑Caucasian walnut, ↑Pterocarya fraxinifolia … Useful english dictionary
