Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bolt- or screw-nut with wing-like projections; a thumb-nut; a finger-nut.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia
- noun a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
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Examples
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All our pretend doctor has are Tea-bagger talking points and his own wing-nut opinion.
Think Progress » DOJ official reportedly clears torture architects John Yoo and Jay Bybee. 2010
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That would seem to suggest that the GOP is making a terrible mistake if it keeps turning away moderates to appease its vocal wing-nut faction.
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The other reason was, and this was not the least bit surprising or enlightening, because the book is just another tacky tome of wing-nut ideology.
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Uh. .. no one could be elected president of the united states if they have taken part in exorcisms .... he's a total wing-nut freak!
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We need a solid Republican party that represents mainstream Republican Americans ... not these wing-nut, know-nothings on the far right. frank in valparaiso indiana
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The other reason was, and this was not the least bit surprising or enlightening, because the book is just another tacky tome of wing-nut ideology.
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Since the Democrats ultimately didn't filibuster the nomination of that right wing-nut, Alito, a supreme court nominee who's a little more liberal should now by nominated and confirmed.
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Crist's veto will launch his senate bid big time as a oderate republican, everything the wing-nut Rubio does not want.
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Thankfully this latest wing-nut was captured and brought to justice before he was able to carry out his engrained acts of violence against US Congress House speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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What is wrong with this woman, aside from being a money-hungry, ignorant, publicity seeking wing-nut with a deluded sense of her own importance.
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