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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put a spanner in the works

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
put a s-pan-ner in the -works
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of throw a spanner in the works.

Inflected Forms

puts a spanner in the works (present, singular) putting a spanner in the works (participle, present)

Questions

What does put a spanner in the works mean?
Alternative form of throw a spanner in the works.

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