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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)

Sense 1

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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)

Sense 2

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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 ("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)

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