Usually means: Nut tightened by fingers alone.
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  1. thumbnut: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. thumbnut: Collins English Dictionary
  3. thumbnut: Vocabulary.com
  4. thumbnut: Wiktionary
  5. thumbnut: Dictionary.com
  6. thumbnut: Rhymezone
  7. thumbnut: FreeDictionary.org
  8. thumbnut: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. thumbnut: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (thumbnut)

▸ noun:  (engineering) A nut with a knurled rim which can be turned with thumb and forefinger.
▸ noun:  Synonym of wingnut

Similar:
wing nut, wing screw, wingnut, butterfly nut, thumbscrew, thumb screw, thumbkin, thumb-screw, thumbnail, flare nut, more...

Opposite:
screws, bolts, fasteners

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Similar:
wing nut, wing screw, wingnut, butterfly nut, thumbscrew, thumb screw, thumbkin, thumb-screw, thumbnail, flare nut, more...

Opposite:
screws, bolts, fasteners



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