wing nut

1. 1.

   any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia

   Synonymswing-nut

   Broadernut tree

   NarrowerCaucasian walnut

   Part ofPterocarya
2. 2.

   a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning

   Synonymswing-nutwing screwbutterfly nutthumbnut

   Broadernut

Questions about wing nut

What does wing nut mean?

wing nut means "any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for wing nut?

Close synonyms include wing-nut, wing-nut, wing screw, butterfly nut, thumbnut. 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.

Is wing nut a common word?

wing nut is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.