ADJUSTABLE SPANNER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adjustable spanner mean? 

• ADJUSTABLE SPANNER (noun)
  The noun ADJUSTABLE SPANNER has 1 sense:

1. can be changed to different settings

  Familiarity information: ADJUSTABLE SPANNER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADJUSTABLE SPANNER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Can be changed to different settings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

adjustable spanner; adjustable wrench

Hypernyms ("adjustable spanner" 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 spanner"):

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)