spanner

n. spanner wrench, hand tool with a curved head used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (British)

Spanner may refer to one of the following. Spanner, a synonym of wrenchThe SpannerTM by AbbeyMoor Medical, Inc. FDA approved prostatic stent for treatment of urethral blockages.Spanner, a type of screw drive headSpanner (journal), a British journal on non-market socialism.Spanner (Garmin program) A free software program for Windows 2000 and XPSpanner graphOperation Spanner, by police in Manchester in the United Kingdom in 1987 to investigate a suspected sadistic tortureRudolf Spanner, a German doctor designed a process to produce soap from human fat in 1943-44.
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Noun
1. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
(synonym) wrench
(hypernym) hand tool
(hyponym) adjustable wrench, adjustable spanner
(part-meronym) jaw, jaws

n. peeping Tom, one who secretly looks in on naked women or at people having sex; shoetree, foot-shaped block placed in a shoe to help retain its shape when not being worn

n. spanner, nut key, geometer