noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
2. 2
   a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning wordnet
3. 3
   Alternative form of wingnut (“person with radical political views, especially right-wing or conservative ones”). alt-of, alternative
4. 4
   any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia wordnet
5. 5
   Alternative form of wingnut (“person with large ears”). alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

butterfly nutthumbnutwing screwwing-nut

Etymology

From wing + nut.