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Wingnut

/ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/

A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.

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📖 Definitions of "Wingnut"

noun

1
A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
2
One who advocates extreme measures or changes, especially if they hold or are perceived to hold far-right viewpoints; a radical or reactionary.
3
Someone with large, protruding ears.

noun

1
A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
2
Someone with crazy or extreme political views (especially extreme conservative views).
3
(North American itinerant and street populations) A mentally ill homeless person.
4
Someone perceived as odd, eccentric, and/or extreme.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wingnut"

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Word	Definition
tree nutnoun	Any of the nuts that grow on trees.
nutwoodnoun	The wood of any nut-bearing tree.
nut pinenoun	Any of the pine trees that bear pine nuts.
chestnutnoun	(countable) An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.
walnutnoun	A nut of the walnut tree.
hognutnoun	(US) A pignut or hickory tree (Carya glabra of family Juglandaceae).
tung treenoun	Any of the genus Vernicia, especially Vernicia fordii (syn. Aleurites fordii), of east Asian trees or shrubs cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil.
breadnutnoun	A tree, Brosimum alicastrum, native to Latin America
horse chestnutnoun	The large nutlike seed of these trees.
marking-nut treenoun	Any of several species of genus Semecarpus of trees.
bay nutnoun	A peppernut (edible seed of a California laurel).
pinenutnoun	Alternative form of pine nut. [The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides.]
cobnutnoun	A nut of a common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.
marking nut treenoun	Alternative spelling of marking-nut tree. [Any of several species of genus Semecarpus of trees.]
nicker treenoun	The plant (genus Caesalpinia) producing nicker nuts.
pignolianoun	A pine nut; the edible seed of a pine tree.
candlenutnoun	The seed of this tree, used as a candle
padauknoun	The valuable timber of these trees.
pecannoun	A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.
oilnutnoun	Any nut from which oil may be commercially extracted.