See Also: wrench(1)(dictionary)
box end wrench(dictionary)
wrench(encyclopedia)
wrench(2)(dictionary)
wrench(medicine)
wrench 1, verb(dictionary)
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Allen wrench(dictionary)
wrench 2, noun(dictionary)
Gut Wrench - Wrestling(gambling)

circumstantial (iou) and box end wrench (oh)


circumstantial (iou)



circumstantial adjective & noun. L16.
[from Latin circumstantia CIRCUMSTANCE noun + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or dependent on circumstances; adventitious, incidental. L16.
circumstantial evidence: tending to establish a conclusion by inference from known facts which are otherwise hard to explain.
Coleridge Our political strength and circumstantial prosperity. J. R. Lowell A principle of life is the first requirement of Art; all else is circumstantial and secondary. O. Sacks The names of my patients,..and certain Other circumstantial details.
Detailed; particular. E17.
Addison We cannot be too minute and circumstantial in accounts of this Nature. J. Wain When telling a lie, make it circumstantial, load it with detail.
Full of ceremony or pomp. E18.
b. noun. In pl. Circumstantial matters; particulars, details; incidental or adventitious features. M17.
circumstanti'ality noun circumstantial quality, (a) particularity M18.
circumstantially adverb M17.
circumstantialness noun M18-E19.

box end wrench (oh)



n [C]
AmE a type of wrench with a hollow end that fits over a nut that is being screwed or unscrewed
British Equivalent: ring spanner