monkey-wrench

1. 1.

   adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw

   Synonymsmonkey wrench

   Broaderadjustable wrench

Questions about monkey-wrench

What does monkey-wrench mean?

monkey-wrench means "adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw".

How many syllables are in monkey-wrench?

monkey-wrench has 3 syllables and divides as mon-key--wrench under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for monkey-wrench?

Close synonyms include monkey wrench. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.