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what does wing-nut mean?

WING-NUT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) wing-nut is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • any tree of the genus Pterocarya
    • fruit is a small winged nutlet
    • Caucasus to southeastern Asia
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) wing-nut is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
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what does wing nut mean?

WING NUT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) wing nut is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • any tree of the genus Pterocarya
    • fruit is a small winged nutlet
    • Caucasus to southeastern Asia
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) wing nut is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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