Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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crank | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
nut | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crank (noun) | nut (noun) |
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a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle | a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt |
an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens |
a bad-tempered person | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction |
a whimsically eccentric person | a whimsically eccentric person |
usually large hard-shelled seed | |
half the width of an em |
crank (adjective) | nut (adjective) |
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(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail |
crank (verb) | nut (verb) |
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rotate with a crank | gather nuts |
bend into the shape of a crank | |
fasten with a crank | |
start by cranking | |
travel along a zigzag path |