Hinge

Definition: Hinge

Hinge

Noun

1. A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other.

2. A circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his absence is the hinge of our plan".

Verb

1. Attach with a hinge.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "hinge" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Bible

Mining

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Synonym: Hinge

Cause

Pivot, hinge, turning point, lever, crux, fulcrum; key; proximate cause, causa causans; straw that breaks the camel's back.

Connection

Pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, corrugated fastener; clamp, U-clamp, C-clamp; cramp, cramp iron; ratchet, detent, larigo, pawl; terret, treenail, screw, button, buckle; clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet, tag; tooth; hook, hook and eye; lock, holdfast, padlock, rivet; anchor, grappling iron, trennel, stake, post.

Effect

Verb: be the effect of; Noun: be due to,be owing to; originate in, originate from; rise -, arise, take its rise spring from, proceed from, emanate from, come from, grow from, bud from, sprout from, germinate from, issue from, flow from,result from, follow from, derive its origin from, accrue from; come to, come of, come out of; depend upon, hang upon, hinge upon, turn upon.

Junction

Joint, joining, juncture, pivot, hinge, articulation,

Rotation

Axis, axis of rotation, swivel, pivot, pivot point; axle, spindle, pin, hinge, pole, arbor, bobbin, mandrel; axle shaft; gymbal; hub, hub of rotation.

Crosswords: Hinge

When God made the arse, he didn't say, 'Hey, it's just your basic hinge, let's knock off early (Coupling; writing credit: Steven Moffat)

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Books

• Architectural Representation and the Perspective Hinge (reference)

• Creepin' Through da Hinge (reference)

• Crooked Hinge (reference)

• Hinge & Sign: Poems, 1968-1993 (reference)

• On a Hinge of History: The Mutual Vulnerability of South and North (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Hinge (reference)

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Music

• Hinge & Bracket (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods

• Amerock BP3404-AC Flush Colonial "H" Hinge with Antique Copper Finish (reference)

• Amerock BP3406-AC Antique Copper Colonial Hinge (reference)

• Stanley Hardware 46-3040 Double Acting Spring Hinge (reference)

• Carey Template 450-20 4th Hinge Add-On Kit (reference)

• Milwaukee 49-54-0735 Hinge Butt Routing Template Guide Assembly (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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Nailing the hinge strip to the door frame. Saint Mary's County, Ridge, Maryland. Screening demonstration. Credit: Library of Congress.

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This time a rusty hinge suddenly sent out into the darkness a harsh and prolonged creak

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Health

The doctor will then lift the flap and fold it back on its hinge, and dry the exposed tissue. (references)

Several proposed treatments for Alzheimer's hinge on the theory that free-radical damage plays a key role in the disease and that antioxidants, therefore, should be able to slow down its progression. (references)

Business

Most contract award decisions hinge on terms that typically include seven years grace and an interest rate of 3.5 percent over 25 to 40 years. (references)

Economic History

Slovenia

Slovenia's continued success will hinge mainly on the success of fiscal reform, wage restraint, and its ability to truly open its economy. (references)

Azerbaijan

The future development of franchising will hinge on the overall economy, progress on key reform issues, and establishment of the legislative basis for franchising. (references)

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Expressions using "hinge": axle of a hinge ♦ butt hinge ♦ door hinge ♦ flap hinge ♦ Gemel hinge ♦ hinge bolt ♦ hinge joint ♦ hinge moment ♦ hinge on ♦ hinge on smth. ♦ hinge rod ♦ hinge upon ♦ hole for a hinge ♦ hook and hinge ♦ joint hinge ♦ parliament hinge ♦ piano hinge ♦ stamp hinge ♦ strap hinge ♦ T hinge ♦ tee hinge. Additional references.

Beginning with "hinge": hinge-bending, hinge-creaking, hinge-like, hinge-line, hinge-top.

Ending with "hinge": tee-hinge, unoiled-hinge.

Albanian

varet në mentesha, varet (drape, droop, fall, hang, lop), vërtitet në mentesha, thelb (backbone, burden, core, crux, essence, essentiality, gist, guts, heart, kernel, marrow, marrowbone, matter, nub, pith, point, soul, substance, sum, tenor), parim kryesor, nyjë (article, articulation, bend, center, hitch, hub, joint, knot, knuckle, knuckle joint, knurl, node, nodular, nodus), menteshë, kap me mentesha, faktor përcaktues, artikulacion (articulation, joint), çivi. (various references)

Arabic 

‏مفصلة, ‏مفصل (circumstantial, detailed, elaborate, exhaustive, in detail, itemized, particular), ‏توقف (break off, breakdown, come to a halt, cut off, demise, discontinue, end, halt, hitch, lapse, layover, let up, letup, obstruction, pass by, pause, pull up, quit, rest, run down, setback, stall, stand, stay, stop, stop over, stoppage, stopping, touch), ‏علق (annotate, comment, commentate, dangle, gloss, hang, hang up, pin out, rest, shelve, sling, stop, string up, suspend, swing), ‏ركب للشئ مفصلة. (various references)

Bulgarian 

решаващ фактор (trump, trump card), център (center, centre, headquarters, hub, kingpin, navel, nucleus, omphalos, pivot, pocket, seat), шарнир (joint, knuckle, knuckle joint, link), закрепвам с панти, завися (depend, pivot), еластична връзка, панта (hobo, knuckle, tramp, vagabond). (various references)

Chinese 

铰链, 樞 . (various references)

Czech

závìs (curtain, tow), stìžej, pant, opatřit závìsy, nálepka (label, sticker), mít závìs. (various references)

Danish

haengsel, ledforbindelse (articulation), forbindelsesled (linkage), charnier. (various references)

Dutch

scharnier. (various references)

Esperanto

ĉarniro. (various references)

Faeroese

hongsl, leikindi. (various references)

Farsi 

مفصل (Ample, Copious, Copula, Joint, Juncture, Spacious, Voluminous), منوطبودن بر, محور (Axis, Axle, Pedestal, Pivot), لولازدن , لولا (Band, Joint), بند (Article, Bond, Clamp, Clause, Dam, Dike, Fascia, Fit, Internode, Joggle, Joint, Levee, Ligament, Ligature, Line, Link, Manacle, Noose, Paragraph, Provision, Proviso, Segment, Sling, Snare, Stanza, Tie, Trawl, Weir, Wristband). (various references)

Finnish

sarana (articulation, joint, movable joint). (various references)

French

gond, charnière. (various references)

German

scharnier, gelenk (ankle, joint, knuckle, link, wrist), Haspe (hasp), angel (fishing pole, fishing rod, hook, rod and line), abhängen (depend, jettison, shake off, to depend, uncouple, unhitch). (various references)

Greek 

κλάπα, ρεζές, στρόφιγξ θύρασ, στρέφομαι (obvert, pivot, swivel, turn round, veer), γίγγλυμος, μεντεσέσ, μεντεσές, εύκαμπτοσ σύνδεσμοσ, εξαρτώμαι (depend, depend on), αρμόσ (joint, rabbet, spondyl). (various references)

Hebrew 

להיות תלוי (depend, hang), ציר (axis, axle, mandrill, pin, pivot, pole, spindle). (various references)

Hungarian

zsanér, sarkalatos pont (pivot), forgópánt, csuklóspánt. (various references)

Indonesian

sendi (joint, mandrel, mandril, socket), engsel (switch). (various references)

Italian

cerniera (zipper), cardine (foundation, pivot). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

蝶番い , 蝶番 , ヒンズー教 (Hinduism, hinterland), ヒルベルト空間 (fillet, heroic, heroine, heroism, Hilbert space, Hindu). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ヒンヂ , ヒンジ , ちょうつがい. (various references)

Korean 

경첩. (various references)

Manx

jeushan, cur dorrys er joushanyn. (various references)

Norwegian

hengsel. (various references)

Pig Latin

ingehay.(various references)

Portuguese

gonzo (pin, pintle), dobradiça (saddled bream), charneira (joint). (various references)

Romanian

se articula, punct principal, prinde în balamale, pivot (cone, gudgeon, pintle, pivot, Spike, spindle, Trunnion), balama (hasp, joint), ţâţânã. (various references)

Russian 

шарнир (articulation, joint, knuckle, knuckle joint, link), вешать на петлях, зависеть от (be a function of, be dependent on, be dependent upon, depend on, depend upon, depend with, hinge on), зависеть петля;шарнир, петля (ansa, buttonhole, hitch, kink, loop, mesh, noose, self-loop, stitch, tag). (various references)

Scottish

lùdagan. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zavisiti (be subordinate, depend), šarka (adder, viper). (various references)

Spanish

bisagra (butt hinge, joint). (various references)

Swedish

gångjärn (hinges). (various references)

Thai

บานพับ, ติดบานพับ. (various references)

Turkish

reze (pivot), menteşelemek, menteşe takmak, menteşe, mafsal (articulation, ball-and-socket joint, joint), esas nokta, dayanak (abutment, anchorage, base, fulcrum, ground, Mount, pivot, prop, rest, shore, support). (various references)

Ukrainian

суть (alcohol, backbone, content, core, entity, essence, essential, existence, gist, inwardness, juice, kernel, marrow, marrowbone, matter, nature, net, nub, pith, point, quid, quiddity, quintessence, self, soul, spirit, substance), шарнір (articulation, knuckle), навішувати на завіси, завіса (butt, cloud, curtain, drapery, veil), залежати (depend, require). (various references)

Vietnamese 

quẫn trí (addle-brained, distracted, distraught). (various references)

Welsh

bach (bend, corner, diminutive, hook, little, nook, small). (various references)

cardinem. (various references)

pivot. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "hinge": hinged, hinger, hingers, hinges. (additional references)

Words ending with "hinge": rehinge, unhinge, whinge. (additional references)

Words containing "hinge": rehinged, rehinges, sphinges, unhinged, unhinges, whinged, whingeing, whinges. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Hinge" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bhingi, Ehninger, hange, hangen, Heagney, Heanue, heeng, hege, henge, hengeli, Henggao, Hengl, Henige, henze, hiang, hiege, hiene, Higbee, hige, hign, Hignell, Hignet, higo, hilge, hinde, hindge, hinee, hinet, hing, Hingan, hinger, Hingle, hings, Hingsen, hinie, Hinke, hinle, hinse, hinve, hivnae, Hongen, Hongre, hongue, Hongwen, Hongwu, Hufnagel, Hungo, hyine, hynee, hyng, ihnen, inge, ingga, Kinge, Ohlinger, thynge, vinge. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: neigh.

-1 letter: gien, nigh.

-2 letters: eng, gen, ghi, gie, gin, hen, hie, hin.

-3 letters: eh, en, he, hi, in, ne.

+1 letter: eching, haeing, hewing, hexing, hieing, hinged, hinger, hinges, hoeing, neighs, nighed, nigher, whinge.

+2 letters: chewing, echoing, english, etching, gahnite, gherkin, heading, healing, heaping, hearing, heating, heaving, hedging, heeding, heeling, heezing, hefting, heiling, heiring, helling, helming, helping, helving, hemming, henting, herding, herring, hingers, hygiene, inveigh, leching, lighten, meshing, neighed, nighest, nightie, peching, rehinge, shewing, shingle, shoeing, theming, tighten, unhinge, whinged, whinges.