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hinge

28 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hinge (noun)
  2. hinge (verb)
  3. hinge line (noun)
  4. butterfly hinge (noun)
  5. butt hinge (noun)
  6. cleaning hinge (noun)
  7. continuous hinge (noun)
  8. dovetail hinge (noun)
  9. falling hinge (noun)
  10. flap hinge (noun)
  11. floor hinge (noun)
  12. garnet hinge (noun)
  13. gemel hinge (noun)
  14. gravity hinge (noun)
  15. hook-and-eye hinge (noun)
  16. loop hinge (noun)
  17. parliament hinge (noun)
  18. piano hinge (noun)
  19. pin hinge (noun)
  20. rattail hinge (noun)
  21. rising hinge (noun)
  22. skew hinge (noun)
  23. sliding hinge (noun)
  24. snipe hinge (noun)
  25. spring hinge (noun)
  26. strap hinge (noun)
  27. T hinge (noun)
  28. turnover hinge (noun)

1hinge

noun \ˈhinj\

Definition of HINGE

1
a : a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns b : a flexible ligamentous joint c : a small piece of thin gummed paper used in fastening a postage stamp in an album
2
: a determining factor : turning point
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Origin of HINGE

Middle English heng; akin to Middle Dutch henge hook, Old English hangian to hang
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with HINGE

binge, cringe, dinge, fringe, singe, springe, swinge, tinge, twinge, whinge

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