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wing-nut vs nut

nut vs wing-nut

wing-nut and nut both are nouns.

wing-nut is not a verb while nut is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wing-nut Yes No No No
nut Yes No Yes No
As nouns, nut is a hypernym of wing-nut; that is, nut is a word with a broader meaning than wing-nut:
  • wing-nut: a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
  • nut: a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
wing-nut (noun) nut (noun)
a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
a whimsically eccentric person
usually large hard-shelled seed
half the width of an em
wing-nut (verb) nut (verb)
gather nuts
Difference between wing-nut and nut

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