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THUMBNUT

Dictionary entry overview: What does thumbnut mean?

• THUMBNUT (noun)
The noun THUMBNUT has 1 sense:

1. a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning

Familiarity information: THUMBNUT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THUMBNUT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

butterfly nut; thumbnut; wing screw; wing nut; wing-nut

Hypernyms ("thumbnut" is a kind of...):

nut (a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt)

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