1. A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
   - wing nut, wing-nut, wing screw, thumbnut

Derived forms: butterfly nuts

Type of: nut

Encyclopedia: Butterfly nut

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• chummily
• chumminess
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• barnacle
• barnacle goose
• barnacled
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• barndoor
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• barnstorm
• barnstormer
• Barnum
• barnyard
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• barometer
• barometric