| VERB | contact | hinge | attach with a hinge |
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| NOUN | artifact | hinge, flexible joint | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
| state | hinge | a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend |
| Sounds | hhih'njh | |
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| Rhymes | binge ... unhinge: 14 rhymes with ihnjh... | |
| Meaning | A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other. | |
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| Synonym | flexible joint | |
| Part of | French door | A light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length |
| bi-fold door | An interior door | |
| car door | The door of a car | |
| exterior door, outside door | A doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building | |
| gate | A movable barrier in a fence or wall | |
| swing door, swinging door | A door that swings on a double hinge | |
| Parts | pintle | A pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge |
| Narrower | butt hinge | A hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb |
| strap hinge, joint hinge | A hinge with two long straps | |
| tee hinge, T hinge | A hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened | |
| Broader | joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together |
| Spanish | bisagra, charnela, gozne | |
| Catalan | frontissa, xarnera | |
| Verbs | hinge | attach with a hinge |
| Meaning | A circumstance upon which subsequent events depend. | |
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| Example | "his absence is the hinge of our plan" | |
| Broader | circumstance | A condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity |
| Spanish | eje | |
| Catalan | eix | |
| Meaning | attach with a hinge. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
| Spanish | engoznar | |
| Catalan | engolfar | |
| Nouns | hinge | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
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