spanner
(rare) One who, or that which, spans.
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A.Ï. doesn’t carry a riggers spanner “just in case”.
Andre Villas-Boas throws spanner in Chelsea works as BlueCo make manager approach
Many good ones here! Thinking about the comic Spanner's Galaxy when they had to visit a large space station that had frequent parasite problems. Everyone past the arrival gate had to have all their hair removed and w…
Wissenschaftsministerium lässt Spanner-Fall an der Universität Freiburg prüfen Nach dem Spanner-Fall an der Universität Freiburg hat es viel Kritik am Verhalten des Rektorats gegeben. Im Auftrag des Wissenschaftsmini…
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(rare) One who, or that which, spans.
The scheme of the spanner of continents and the desire of the little husbandman hoarding for his loved ones...
“A.Ï. doesn’t carry a riggers spanner “just in case”.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Andre Villas-Boas throws spanner in Chelsea works as BlueCo make manager approach”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Many good ones here! Thinking about the comic Spanner's Galaxy when they had to visit a large space station that had frequent parasite problems. Everyone past the arrival gate had to have all their hair removed and wear provided clothing.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Wissenschaftsministerium lässt Spanner-Fall an der Universität Freiburg prüfen Nach dem Spanner-Fall an der Universität Freiburg hat es viel Kritik am Verhalten des Rektorats gegeben. Im Auftrag des Wissenschaftsministeriums prüft nun eine Juristin die Vorgänge.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Commonwealth, UK, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more bolt to screw in.
"spanner" means: A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"spanner" means: A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(graph theory) A (usually sparse) graph whose shortest path distances approximate those in a dense graph or other metric space.
The spanner for spanning or winding up the spring of the wheel lock.
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