Hand me the wrench.
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Wrench
//ɹɛnt͡ʃ//
Synonyms for "wrench" (280 found)
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Closest matches (56)
Strong matches (84)
crookcrookednesscrumplecutdarting paindemanddetorsiondeviationdisguisedisproportiondistortdistortiondistressdolordragelicitexactexactionexaggerateextort
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extortionextractfalsifyflash burnflickflipflirtflounceforceforce fromfracturefrayfrazzlefretfulgurant paingallgarblegashget one wrongget wronggirdle painglossgnarlgnawinggougegriefgripinghitchhorrorhurtimbalanceinciseincisioninjureinjuryinstrumentirregularityjerkjigjiggerjiggetjigglejogjogglejumping painkinkknotlaceratelacerationlancinating painlesionlevy blackmaillopsidednesslug wrenchmaimmake mincemeat ofmaulmisapplymisapprehendmiscitemiscolormisconceivemisconstruemisdeem
Related words (140)
misexplainmisexplicatemisexpoundmisinterpretmisjudgemisquotemisreadmisrendermisreportmisrepresentmisstatemistakemisteachmistranslatemisunderstandmonkey wrenchmortal woundmutilatemutilationnasty blow
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nipoverdrawoverstatepainpangparodyparoxysmpassionpervertpiercepinchpipe wrenchpluckprickpry loose frompuncturequirkrackrendrend fromrendingrentrickriprip fromrippingrunrupturesavagescaldscorchscotchscrapescratchscrewscrew keyscuffsecond-degree burnseizureshake downsharp painshockshootshootingshooting painskinslantslashslitsnakesnatchsnatch fromsocket wrenchsoresore spotspark-plug wrenchspasmsprainspringsqueezestabstab woundstabbing painstartstickstillson wrenchstitchstrainstrain the sensestressstress of lifestrokesudden pullsufferingtap wrenchtappet wrenchteartear fromtearingtender spotthird-degree burnthrillthroestooltormentorsiontortuositytorturetraumatraumatizetravestyturnturn awrytweaktwingetwist the wordstwitchunderstateunsymmetrywarpwoundwounds immedicablewrench fromwrenchingwrestwrestingwring fromwringingwrithewryyankyerk
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More general
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Synonyms
3 entriesat location
2 entriescapable of
1 entriesderived
43 entriesShowing 16 of 43 words.
has context
4 entriesis a
8 entriesmanner of
2 entriespart of
1 entriesreceives action
1 entriesrelated to
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
similar
4 entriesused for
1 entriesTranslations
170 translations across 38 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- στρεβλόω verb (to pull or twist)
- στρεβλόω verb (to sprain a joint)
Arabic
1 entries- مِفْتَاحُ رَبْط noun (hand tool)
Aragonese
1 entries- arrancar noun (violent twisting movement)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- burxutmaq verb (to sprain a joint)
Bashkir
1 entries- асҡыс noun (hand tool)
Bulgarian
4 entries- дръпване noun (violent twisting movement)
- извиване noun (violent twisting movement)
- измама noun (deceit; guile; treachery)
- навяхване noun (injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 扳子 noun (hand tool)
- 扳手 noun (hand tool)
Czech
1 entries- klíč noun (hand tool)
Danish
4 entries- skiftenøgle noun (hand tool)
- skruenøgle noun (hand tool)
- svensknøgle noun (hand tool)
- vride verb (to pull or twist)
Dutch
4 entries- Engelse sleutel noun (hand tool)
- moeilijk afscheid noun (violent emotional change caused by separation)
- moersleutel noun (hand tool)
- ruk noun (violent twisting movement)
Esperanto
2 entries- tordo noun (violent twisting movement)
- ŝraŭbŝlosilo noun (hand tool)
Faroese
2 entries- skiftilykil noun (hand tool)
- skrúvulykil noun (hand tool)
Finnish
4 entries- huijaus noun (deceit; guile; treachery)
- jakoavain noun (hand tool)
- keino noun (means, contrivance)
- kiintoavain noun (hand tool)
French
4 entries- clef noun (hand tool)
- clef à écrous noun (hand tool)
- clé noun (hand tool)
- clé de serrage noun (hand tool)
German
4 entries- Abschiedsschmerz noun (violent emotional change caused by separation)
- Ruck noun (violent twisting movement)
- Schlüssel noun (hand tool)
- Schraubenschlüssel noun (hand tool)
Hungarian
4 entries- csavarkulcs noun (hand tool)
- ficam noun (injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb)
- ficamítás noun (violent twisting movement)
- franciakulcs noun (hand tool)
Indonesian
2 entries- kunci inggris noun (hand tool)
- kungris noun (hand tool)
Irish
3 entries- sníomh noun (violent twisting movement)
- freang verb (to pull or twist)
- sníomh verb (to pull or twist)
Italian
4 entries- chiave noun (hand tool)
- chiave inglese noun (hand tool)
- chiave piatta noun (hand tool)
- dolore noun (violent emotional change caused by separation)
Japanese
2 entries- スパナ noun (hand tool)
- レンチ noun (hand tool)
Khmer
1 entries- ការមួល noun (hand tool)
Korean
4 entries- 뒤틀기 noun (violent twisting movement)
- 비틀기 noun (violent twisting movement)
- 워터펌프플라이어 noun (hand tool)
- 첼라 noun (hand tool)
Latvian
1 entries- atslēga noun (hand tool)
Macedonian
4 entries- извитку́вање noun (violent twisting movement)
- исчашу́вање noun (violent twisting movement)
- клуч noun (hand tool)
- одвртувач noun (hand tool)
Māori
4 entries- huriperu noun (hand tool)
- wāwāhi noun (hand tool)
- pakoki verb (to sprain a joint)
- raukeke verb (to pull or twist)
Norwegian
1 entries- skiftenøkkel noun (hand tool)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schlätel noun (hand tool)
Portuguese
4 entries- chave de boca noun (hand tool)
- chave inglesa noun (hand tool)
- sacalão noun (violent twisting movement)
- arrancar verb (to pull or twist)
Romanian
4 entries- cheie fixă noun (hand tool)
- răsucire noun (violent twisting movement)
- invarti verb (to pull or twist)
- trage verb (to pull or twist)
Russian
4 entries- га́ечный клю́ч noun (hand tool)
- клю́ч noun (hand tool)
- разводно́й клю́ч noun (hand tool)
- вы́вихнуть verb (to sprain a joint)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- snìomh noun (violent twisting movement)
- snìomh verb (to pull or twist)
Spanish
4 entries- llave noun (hand tool)
- llave de tuerca noun (hand tool)
- llave inglesa noun (hand tool)
- tirón noun (violent twisting movement)
Swedish
4 entries- bändning noun (violent twisting movement)
- försträckning noun (injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb)
- hårt slag noun (violent emotional change caused by separation)
- ledvrickning noun (injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb)
Tagalog
1 entries- birador noun (hand tool)
Thai
1 entries- ประแจ noun (hand tool)
Turkish
4 entries- burku noun (violent twisting movement)
- burku noun (injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb)
- burma noun (violent twisting movement)
- burum noun (violent twisting movement)
Ukrainian
1 entries- гайкови́й ключ noun (hand tool)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- koorrbak verb (to pull or twist)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.
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The astronaut lost his grip on the wrench and all he could do was watch in dismay as it floated serenely away.
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A wrench is a commonly used tool.
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