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 Definitions of monkey wrench  [ˈmʌŋ kiˌʃaɪn]  

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Definition of 'monkey wrench' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) monkey wrench
a wrench having an adjustable jaw for grasping nuts of different sizes.

2.  monkey wrench
something that interferes.

Etymology:  (1600–10; appar. alluding to its remote sea-bottom habitat)

Definition of 'monkey wrench' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) monkey-wrench, monkey wrench
adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw

'monkey wrench' - Nearby Entries  

mon-khmer  monkey pod  monkey puzzle  monkey wrench  monkey-wrench  monkeypod  monkfish  



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