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WING SCREW

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Dictionary entry overview: What does wing screw mean?

• WING SCREW (noun)
The noun WING SCREW has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: WING SCREW used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WING SCREW (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 ("wing screw" 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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