adjustable spanner

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === adjustable spanner (plural adjustable spanners) (UK) An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts. Synonyms: adjustable wrench (especially North America); adjustable; shifting spanner, shifter (especially Australia) Hypernyms: spanner, wrench < hand tool < tool Hyponyms: Crescent wrench, crescent wrench (especially North America); crescent spanner (especially New Zealand), monkey wrench (often specifically) The open-end type of such a tool with a worm-drive thumbwheel. Synonyms: Crescent wrench, crescent wrench (especially North America); crescent spanner (especially New Zealand) Hypernyms: spanner, wrench < hand tool < tool Coordinate term: monkey wrench ==== Translations ==== === References ===