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Hinge

/ˈhɪndʒ/

A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.

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📖 Definitions of "Hinge"

noun

1
A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
2
A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
3
A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
4
A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
"This argument was the hinge on which the question turned."

verb

1
To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
2
(with on or upon) To depend on something.
3
The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
"The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core."
4
To bend.

🔄 Synonyms of "Hinge"

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Word	Definition
flexible jointnoun	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hinge"

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Word	Definition
flexible jointnoun	a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
keynoun	(countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
clevisnoun	A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.
linchpinnoun	(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
pivotnoun	(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
swivelnoun	(intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
bridgenoun	A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
juncturenoun	A place where things join, a junction.
crossroadsnoun	A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
landmarknoun	A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
seamnoun	(sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
watershednoun	(hydrology, US, Canada) A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.
rotateverb	(intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
swingnoun	(intransitive) To ride on a swing.
pivotal	Being of crucial importance; central, key.
turningnoun	The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
linkagenoun	A connection or relation between things or ideas.
interfacenoun	(computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
linknoun	A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
nexusnoun	A form or state of connection.