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Answer for the clue "Screw fastener for easy turning ", 8 letters:
wing nut

Word definitions for wing nut in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia [syn: wing-nut ] a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning [syn: wing-nut , wing screw , butterfly nut , thumbnut ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning; a thumbnut. 2 (context slang English) One who advocates extreme measures or changes; a radical.