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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