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Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : hinj |
Phonetic Transcription : hɪndʒ |
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Définition of hinge
Origin :- c.1300, "the axis of the earth;" late 14c. as "movable joint of a gate or door," not found in Old English, cognate with Middle Dutch henghe "hook, handle," Middle Low German henge "hinge," from Proto-Germanic *hanhan (transitive), *hangen (intransitive), from PIE *konk- "to hang" (see hang (v.)). The notion is the thing from which a door hangs.
- noun pivot, turning point
- verb be contingent on
- A hinge creaked, but it was no louder than the rustle of silk against silk.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Because there was nothing else to do, Grant unscrewed his helmet and let it fall back on its hinge.
- Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
- If any part of the frame cracked, if the hinge creaked, I was a lost man!
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
- The other hinge still held, but it was bending with each mighty blow.
- Extract from : « The Affair of the Brains » by Anthony Gilmore
- The prison was still as the grave; not a step could I hear; not a bolt nor a hinge creaked.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- Pinching your finger in the crack of a door on the hinge side.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- The whole burrow as well as the door are lined with silk, which also forms the hinge.
- Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
- I turned into the deeper recesses of the wood, and Hinge followed me.
- Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray
- Brunow came on deck, and Hinge got together our simple baggage.
- Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray
- I despatched that letter by Hinge, with instructions to await an answer.
- Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray
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