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18 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• spanner n. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.
• spanner n. (Rare) One who, or that which, spans.
• spanner n. (Weaponry) A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
• spanner n. (Obsolete) A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting…
• spanner n. (UK) A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works).
• spanner n. (Britain, Ireland, mildly derogatory) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes…
• spanner v. To use a spanner; to fix with a spanner.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Swedish
  • spänner n. Indefinite plural of spann.
  • spänner v. Present tense of spänna.

— English word, defined in French —

• spanner n. (Royaume-Uni) Clé de serrage, telle qu’une clé plate, une clé à molette, etc.

— In German —

• Spanner S. Umgangssprachlich: jemand, der heimlich andere Personen beobachtet.
• Spanner S. Mode, Haushalt, Schuhmacherhandwerk: Werkzeug, das dazu dient…
• Spanner S. Sport: Werkzeug, das zum Spannen der Saiten eines Schlägers…
• Spanner S. Sport: ein federbelastetes Laufrad, das zur Gangschaltung…
• Spanner S. Insektenkunde: Mitglied der Spanner, einer der größten Familien…
• Spanner S. Technik: Bauteil für Spannaufgaben.

— In Dutch —

• spanner n. (Werktuigbouwkunde), (gereedschap) voorwerp om iets mee onder…
• spanner n. (Vlinders) vlinder van de familie Geometridae , waarvan de…

75 English words from 9 English definitions

adjusting admission alternate and Australia bolts Britain crank derogatory device dilemma early engines fix for hand handle hand␣tool Indefinite in␣the␣works Ireland like lock lock␣on making mildly mistakes moving musket New New␣Zealand nuts nuts␣and␣bolts Obsolete obstacle of␣a one person phrase plural Present Present␣tense problem prone prone␣to Rare shaped shutting small something spanner spanner␣in␣the␣works spans spring steam steam␣engines stupid tense that the tool troublesome unexpected unintelligent use valves Weaponry wheel which who winding with works wrench Zealand

11 English words from 9 foreign definitions

das der etc mee Mode plate Spanner Sport Uni van voorwerp

1 foreign word from 9 English definitions

spann

45 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

andere Bauteil beobachtet clé clé␣à␣molette Clé␣de␣serrage clé␣plate dazu dient ein einer eines familie Familien für Gangschaltung gereedschap größten Haushalt heimlich iets Insektenkunde jemand Laufrad Mitglied molette onder Personen Royaume Royaume-Uni Saiten Schlägers serrage Spannen Technik telle Umgangssprachlich une vlinder Vlinders waarvan Werktuigbouwkunde Werkzeug zum zur

7 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

spanners spannered spanner␣barb spannerless spanner␣barbs spanner␣in␣the␣works spanners␣in␣the␣works

6 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ring␣spanners torque␣spanners dog␣bone␣spanners crescent␣spanners adjustable␣spanners put␣a␣spanner␣in␣the␣works

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ring␣spanner torque␣spanner dog␣bone␣spanner crescent␣spanner adjustable␣spanner

24 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ann Ann ANN ann. Ann. Anne ner NER -ner- NNE pan Pan PAN pan- Pan. panne panner spa Spa SpA SPA span Span SPAN

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

APs APS Enna nap NAP -nap naps ren REN -ren Renn Renna

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

panners Pensarn

6 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

nonspare panniers planners prannets prannies spanners

14 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

arpens 'naners Närpes panner pannes panser parens Pennas Pernas Persan Rennas resnap Sanner Sarnen

11 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

scanner Spander spanger spanker spanned spannel span-new spawner spinner Stanner Swanner

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

panner Sanner

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