Phrase Hound found 66 phrases and 15 compound words that contain wrench. The most common are listed below. Open wrench in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 66
- monkey wrenchA wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw.
- pipe wrenchAn adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.
- plumber wrenchOther type of pipe wrench used to rotate plumbing pipes.
- ratchet wrenchA wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets to engage the head of a bolt or similar.
- torque wrenchA workshop tool used to precisely apply a specific torque to a fastener such as a nut or bolt; it is a wrench equipped with a torque indicator.
- tuning wrenchA specialized socket wrench used to tune stringed instruments that have strings wrapped around tuning pins.
- smoke wrenchA blowtorch, usually an acetylene torch.
- spoke wrenchA wrench or tool used to adjust the tension in the spokes of a tension-spoked wheel, such as a typical bicycle wheel.
- flare-nut wrenchAn open spanner (wrench) to tighten fragile nuts, such as flare nuts, not accessible to a ring spanner (box end wrench) or box spanner (tube spanner).
- torsion wrenchAn L-shaped tool used in lock picking to apply torsion to the inner cylinder of a lock, in order to hold any picked pins in place, while the other pins are shifted, and then to turn the inner cylinder and open the lock.
- wrench in the worksSynonym of spanner in the works: Something that disrupts smooth operation or functioning.
- adjustable wrenchSynonym of adjustable spanner: An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.
- Allen wrenchSynonym of hex head wrench: A screwdriver with a hexagonal head, usually in the form of a handle and head at right angles with both ends offering a hexagonal end.
- crescent wrenchSynonym of crescent spanner: An open-end adjustable spanner with a worm-drive thumbwheel. When the term adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is used, this type (branded with any of many brands) is usually the type meant.
- socket wrenchA type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets), each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener, which can be attached by the drive to a ratcheting handle, breaker …
- spider wrenchA kind of socket wrench in the shape of a cross with different-sized sockets on each of the four ends.
- Swedish wrenchSynonym of plumber wrench: Other type of pipe wrench used to rotate plumbing pipes.
- tension wrenchA torsion wrench, an L-shaped lockpicking tool.
- wrench faultA strike-slip fault
- alligator wrenchA kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one side.
- wrench reactto express disapproval by sending a wrench emoji (🔧) reaction.
- spanner wrenchA type of wrench whose end is not adjustable for different sizes of nuts and bolts, commonly used when precision is needed in tight spaces.
- hex head wrenchA screwdriver with a hexagonal head, usually in the form of a handle and head at right angles with both ends offering a hexagonal end.
- Stillson wrenchpipe wrench
- left-handed monkey wrenchA fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
Compound words 15
- wrenchmanA mechanic, especially one who uses a wrench for on most jobs.
- wrenchyIndicative of wrenching
- plenchA tool combining features of pliers and wrench, for use in microgravity.
- wrencherOne who, or that which, wrenches.
- wrenchlikeResembling or characteristic of a wrench (gripping tool).
- outwrenchTo wrench out or outward.
- screnchA tool, used for the maintenance of chainsaws, that combines two wrench sockets and a screwdriver.
- unwrenchTo wrench back out of place; to remove by wrenching.
- upwrenchTo wrench upward; to tear up or uproot.
- wrenchfulCausing great pain, suffering, or agony; painful