WING-NUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wing-nut mean? 

• WING-NUT (noun)
  The noun WING-NUT has 2 senses:

1. any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia
2. a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning

  Familiarity information: WING-NUT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WING-NUT (noun)

Meaning:

Any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

wing nut; wing-nut

Hypernyms ("wing-nut" is a kind of...):

nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wing-nut"):

Caucasian walnut; Pterocarya fraxinifolia (medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit)

Holonyms ("wing-nut" is a member of...):

genus Pterocarya; Pterocarya (Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts)

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 ("wing-nut" is a kind of...):

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