noun Download 🔗Share The top of a ridge. Examples : "From the chine of the hill, we could see the entire valley spread out below. " geography nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The spine of an animal. Examples : "The dog's fur was matted along its chine, making it difficult to feel its spine. " anatomy animal body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. Examples : "My mom roasted a delicious chine of pork for Sunday dinner. " food animal part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull. Examples : "The small fishing boat had a distinct chine, creating a hard edge where the sides met the bottom of its hull. " nautical sailing vehicle part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck. Examples : "Rainwater flowed along the deck and drained away through the chine, preventing puddles from forming near the railing. " nautical sailing vehicle part architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave. Examples : "The carpenter carefully inspected the chine of the wooden barrel to ensure a tight seal. " nautical part material structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The back of the blade on a scythe. Examples : "He carefully sharpened the chine of the scythe blade to make it stronger and more effective. " part utensil weapon agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces. Examples : "The butcher carefully chined the pork loin, separating it into individual chops. " food animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine. Examples : "The cooper will chine the staves of the barrel today so they fit perfectly with the head. " nautical technical sailing architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Southern England) A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea. Examples : "The hikers descended into the chine, a steep gully leading from the clifftop down to the beach. " geography nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To crack, split, fissure, break. Examples : "A drought had caused the earth to chine and cranny." action technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading