Words Like HINGE
We have put together a list of words that are similar to HINGE.
4 Alternative Words Similar to hinge
2 examples of hinge
1
this argument was the hinge on which the question turned
2
the argument hinges on this point
10 definitions of hinge
1
The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather, which serves as a joint to turn on.
2
That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule.
3
One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.
4
To attach by, or furnish with, hinges.
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To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon.
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a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
10
A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame.