Word Finder - spanner

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A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.

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Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more nut to screw in.

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One who, or that which, spans.

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A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.

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A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.

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A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)

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(mildly) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.

A large adjustable spanner is required for the entrance lid.

Just to throw a spanner in the works.......

Using an adjustable spanner open the square on the drain off valve, water should flow out of the hosepipe!

Some think he's the lube that oils the machine others that he's a great big spanner in the works.

Normally a ratchet spanner is quite a bit thicker than a normal one due to the mechanism.

The next step was to try to undo the bush using a socket spanner on the tool, however it wouldn't budge.

Checking for sparks can be a problem if you don't have a handy plug spanner or a spare plug.

Using a ring spanner undo the large union nut, taking care not to spill too much gasoline.

Now you can slide the box spanner over the top hat Nut, this also needs turning anti-clockwise whilst holding the tap.

Disconnect the regulator (left hand thread) with a suitable spanner.

Prince is not only asserting his total artistic control but publicly displaying his inability to resist throwing a very heavy spanner into his works.

A hardware salesman puts a spanner into Joe 's plans for a romantic evening with Melanie.

However the really great feature is that they are on screw threads, so there 's no need to carry a spanner with you.

Using an adjustable spanner open the square on the drain off valve, water should flow out of the hosepipe !

Some think he 's the lube that oils the machine others that he 's a great big spanner in the works.

Unlike the service spanner which lights up on your car dashboard, you simply cannot ignore an aviation warning light.

Most blades have hexagon bolsters which enable extra power to be obtained by use of a spanner.

I would put money on the union or the bleed nipple never having had a spanner on either.

To him an engineer was someone wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase - not someone wearing overalls and wielding a spanner.

Just to throw a spanner in the works... ... .

A hardware salesman puts a spanner into Joe's plans for a romantic evening with Melanie.

However the really great feature is that they are on screw threads, so there's no need to carry a spanner with you.

They tend to be larger than the standard tap body, this one would require a 22mm spanner to remove.

A spanner icon will bring up the rigging guide.

That 's why God often throws a spanner into the works of our lives.

All nut and bolt sizes are given for the spanner size required to fit them.

The next step was to try to undo the bush using a socket spanner on the tool, however it would n't budge.

Checking for sparks can be a problem if you do n't have a handy plug spanner or a spare plug.

If your job doesn't require such a hefty boot, consider the mid-cut Spanner.