lug 1 
(lŭg)
(lŭg)n.
1. A handle or projection used as a hold or support.
2. A lug nut.
3. Nautical A lugsail.
4. A projecting part of a larger piece that helps to provide traction, as on a tire or the sole of a boot.
5. A copper or brass fitting to which electrical wires can be soldered or otherwise connected.
6. Slang A clumsy fool; a blockhead.
[Middle English lugge, earflap, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
- alternate host
- alternately
- alternating current
- alternating group
- alternation
- alternation of generations
- alternative
- alternatively
- alternative medicine
- alternative minimum tax
- alternative pathway
- alternative school
- alternator
- althaea
- althea
- Althea
- Althing
- altho
- althorn
- although
- altimeter
- altimetric
- altimetry
- altiplano
- altitude