wing-nut

A form of wing nut — A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.

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Meanings

nounwing-nut (plural wing-nuts)

plural wing-nuts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of wing nut.

    I removed the front maiden, tossed out the evil wood screw, and equipped the maiden with a special bit of hardware which has a wood screw on one end and is threaded for a wing-nut on the other end.

    1995, Spin Off, Volumes 19-21

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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wing nut
Broader
nut tree

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

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wing nutwing screwbutterfly nutthumbnut
Broader
nut
Also see
butterfly nutthumbnutwing nut

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

wing-nut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wing-nut

MLA

“wing-nut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wing-nut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wing-nut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wing-nut.

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