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    BUTTERFLY NUT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("butterfly 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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