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WING NUT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

wing-nut; wing nut

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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