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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 settingsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


ADJUSTABLE WRENCH (noun)


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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