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spanner
noun as in monkey wrench
Weak matches
- obstruction wrench
- pipe wrench
- stillson wrench
Example Sentences
The sync is off for the voices on the film, yet another spanner in the works.
The temptation is to assume it was the pandemic that threw a spanner in the works – after all it led to a dramatic fall in treatments being done, and the waiting list to balloon.
That included former US President Donald Trump, whose possible return to the White House could throw a spanner in the work of the transatlantic relationship, which lies at the heart of this premier international forum.
But this legal action could throw a spanner into that timeline.
The search to find a planet-friendly way to get rid of rubbish remains a tough race, however, as seemingly every year a new trend comes along to throw a spanner in the works.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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