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    Hinge

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other 2 | noun | a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend 3 | verb | attach with a hinge

    Pronunciation

    h'inj (IPA: hˈɪndʒ)

    Hyphenation

    hinge (no hyphenation) (5 letters | 1 syllable)

    First known use in English

    1300 (High Middle ages) (725 years ago)

    Word origin

    Old English

    Word frequency history

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    hinges | hinged | hinging

    Synonym

    flexible joint

    Narrower terms

    joint hinge | strap hinge | tee hinge | T hinge

    Broader terms

    joint | circumstance | attach

    Rhymes

    binge | cringe | fringe | impinge | infringe | minge | singe | syringe | tinge | twinge | unhinge (total: 11) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    binge | henge | singe | tinge | whinge (total: 5)

    Anagram

    neigh

    Phrases

    butt hinge | hinge joint | hinge on | hinge upon

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 鉸鏈 (noun) Hindi: | चूल (noun) Arabic: | مِفْصَلَة (noun) Spanish: | bisagra (door) French: | gond (door) | charnière (door)

    Other notable uses

    hinge.com | hinge.net | hinge.org | hinge.info | hinge.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Depend (on) | Door part | Door swinger | Elbow, essentially | Knee, essentially | Opening and closing facilitator | Pivot | Pivotal point | Swinger | Swinging connection | Venus' flytrap feature (total: 11) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    9 (International English) | 9 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ??4-4643

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