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butterfly nut

butterfly nut noun: a nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.

butterfly nut: a nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger
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Noun

butterfly nut (plural butterfly nuts)

  1. A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
    Synonyms:
    wing nut, thumbnut

butterfly nut meaning in Tamil

butterfly nut in Tamil

சிறகு முடிச்சு

Synonyms of butterfly nut

Forms of butterfly nut

pluralbutterfly nuts

Origin of butterfly nut

From butterfly + nut.

Questions about butterfly nut

What does butterfly nut mean?
Butterfly nut means a nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
What is butterfly nut in Tamil?
Butterfly nut in Tamil is சிறகு முடிச்சு. See Butterfly nut meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is butterfly nut?
Butterfly nut is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly nut?
The plural of butterfly nut is butterfly nuts.

Words near butterfly nut in the dictionary

  1. butterfly mines
  2. butterfly needle
  3. butterfly needles
  4. butterfly net
  5. butterfly nets
  6. butterfly nut
  7. butterfly nuts
  8. butterfly pea
  9. butterfly peas
  10. butterfly ray
  11. butterfly rays

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