The hinge is broken.
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Hinge
/ˈhɪnd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "hinge" (188 found)
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Closest matches (38)
accrue fromanklearborarise fromarticulatearticulationaxisaxleaxle baraxle shaftaxle spindleaxle-treebasebattenbatten downbe based onbe contingent onbe dependent onbe due tobe predicated on
Strong matches (56)
connecting linkconnecting rodconnectionconvergence of eventscouplingcrisiscritical juncturecritical pointcrossroadscrucial periodcrunchdependdepend onderive fromdescend fromdistaffdovetailelbowemanate fromembrace
Adjective(1 words)
interdependent sequence
Related words (94)
issue fromjamjoinjoiningjointjuncturekneeknucklelatchlie onlie withlinklockmandrelmitermortisenailnaveneckoarlock
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originate inpasspegpendpinpinchpintlepivotpivot jointpoleproceed frompushrabbetradiantrestrest onrest withrevolve onrivetrowlockrubscarfscrewseamsewshoulderskewersnapspindlespring fromsprout fromstand onstaplestem fromstickstitchstraitsutureswivelsymphysistacktie rodtoggletoggle jointtrunnionturnturn onturn uponturning pointunionwedgeweldwristzipper
Noun(17 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(2 words)
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13 entriesbutt hingeconcealed hingecontingencycrucial factordependenceelbow jointknee jointlinchpin ideapiano hingepivotreliancespinswing
Collocations
9 entriesbutt hingeconcealed hingecontinuous hingedoor hingehinge mechanismhinge onhinge pinpiano hingesteel hinge
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
One hinge snapped, then the other, and down came the door with a crash.
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"There rest they, nor their sequence change, nor place, / save when, by chance, on grating hinge the door / swings open, and a light breath sweeps the floor, / or rougher blasts the tender leaves disperse. / Loose then they flutter, for she recks no more / to call them back, and rearrange the verse; / untaught the votaries leave, the Sibyl's cave to curse."
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It will hinge on whether or not she gets the promotion.
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