"wing nut" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-wing nut.ogg [Australia] Forms: wing nuts [plural], wing-nut [alternative], wingnut [alternative]
Etymology: From wing + nut. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wing|nut}} wing + nut Head templates: {{en-noun}} wing nut (plural wing nuts)
  1. A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger. Synonyms: butterfly nut, thumbnut (english: some designs) Related terms: wingnut (english: plant) Translations (nut with wing-like projections): femella d'orelles [feminine] (Catalan), femella papallona [feminine] (Catalan), vingemøtrik [common-gender] (Danish), vleugelmoer (Dutch), bladmoer (Dutch), aletŝraŭbingo (Esperanto), siipimutteri (Finnish), lehtimutteri (Finnish), écrou à oreilles [masculine] (French), écrou papillon [masculine] (French), papillon [masculine] (French), Flügelmutter [feminine] (German), πεταλούδα (petaloúda) [feminine] (Greek), aletoskrubino (Ido), cnó eiteach [masculine] (Irish), cnó cluasach [masculine] (Irish), cro cleashagh [masculine] (Manx), барашковая га́йка (baraškovaja gájka) [feminine] (Russian), барашек (barašek) [masculine] (Russian), palomilla [feminine] (Spanish), vingmutter [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wing_nut-en-noun-fsEUw-oh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 19 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 21 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 60 22 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 68 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 23 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 69 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 71 16 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 68 17 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 68 18 14 Disambiguation of 'nut with wing-like projections': 89 6 6
  2. Alternative form of wingnut (“person with radical political views, especially right-wing or conservative ones”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wingnut (extra: person with radical political views, especially right-wing or conservative ones)
    Sense id: en-wing_nut-en-noun-ZePb4ulc Categories (other): Conservatism Disambiguation of Conservatism: 26 48 26
  3. Alternative form of wingnut (“person with large ears”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wingnut (extra: person with large ears)
    Sense id: en-wing_nut-en-noun-YB2z7Xbd

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Alternative forms

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      "sense": "nut with wing-like projections",
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        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vingmutter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wing nut"
}

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