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well nut

well nut noun: a type of nut with bulging rubber that grips the hole when the screw is screwed in. Its principle of operation is much like that of an anchor bolt.

well nut: a type of nut with bulging rubber that grips the hole when the screw is screwed in. Its principle...
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Noun

well nut (plural well nuts)

  1. A type of nut with bulging rubber that grips the hole when the screw is screwed in. Its principle of operation is much like that of an anchor bolt.

Forms of well nut

pluralwell nuts

Questions about well nut

What does well nut mean?
Well nut means a type of nut with bulging rubber that grips the hole when the screw is screwed in. Its principle of operation is much like that of an anchor bolt.
What part of speech is well nut?
Well nut is a noun.
What is the plural of well nut?
The plural of well nut is well nuts.

Words near well nut in the dictionary

  1. well logging
  2. well loved
  3. well mannered
  4. well met
  5. well nigh
  6. well nut
  7. well nuts
  8. well off
  9. well played
  10. well read
  11. well room

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