wing-nut

Nouns

  • (n) any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia
  • (n) any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia
  • (n) a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning butterfly nut, thumbnut, wing screw,
  • (n) a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning butterfly nut, thumbnut, wing screw,

Synonyms

butterfly nut thumbnut wing screw

Words of close approximity