Associations to the word «Spanner»
Noun
- Stretch
- Fault
- Throw
- Li
- Exhibit
- Plane
- Public
- Wheel
- Weight
- Diameter
- Box
- Thread
- Obstacle
- Practitioner
- Sphere
- Rover
- Network
- Protein
- Distance
- Consent
- Mobile
- Size
- Work
- Invention
- Handle
- Spencer
- Silver
- Detection
- Beard
- Harm
- Laser
- Construction
- Ratio
- Application
- Dis
- Parameter
- Tree
- Database
- Factor
- Uk
- Carriage
- Operation
- Jeff
- Trust
- Dimension
- Bound
- Problem
- Cross
- Error
- Walker
- Ben
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SPANNER, noun. (Australian) (NZ) (British) (Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
SPANNER, noun. (rare) One who, or that which, spans.
SPANNER, noun. (weaponry) A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
SPANNER, noun. (obsolete) A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
SPANNER, noun. (UK) A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
SPANNER, noun. (British) (Irish) (mildly derogatory) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
SPANNER BARB, noun. A freshwater open water, substrate egg-scatterer fish commonly found in the Malay Peninsula and Borneo, Puntius lateristriga.
SPANNER BARBS, noun. Plural of spanner barb
Dictionary definition
SPANNER, noun. A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt.
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