Nuts are hexagonal metal heads usually threaded over long, rod-shaped bolts. When mated with, or connected to, a bolt, a nut provides strong fastening and holding power. Nuts and bolts are used in almost every trade imaginable, from home construction and bicycle manufacturing to car production and shipbuilding. Though a variety of different types of nuts exist, including slotted, square, nylon locking and acorn nuts, most all are tightened and adjusted in the same way.
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