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ADJUSTABLE WRENCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adjustable wrench mean?
• ADJUSTABLE WRENCH (noun)
The noun ADJUSTABLE WRENCH has 1 sense:
1. can be changed to different settings
Familiarity information: ADJUSTABLE WRENCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Can be changed to different settings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
adjustable spanner; adjustable wrench
Hypernyms ("adjustable wrench" is a kind of...):
spanner; wrench (a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjustable wrench"):
crescent wrench (an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench)
monkey-wrench; monkey wrench (adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw)
pipe wrench; tube wrench (adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe)
screw wrench (adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw)
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