nounπShareA jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc."The squeaky hinges on the old gate made it hard to sneak out. "partdevicebuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve."The clam opened easily because its hinges were still flexible. "biologyanimalpartnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album."He carefully mounted his antique stamps in the album using hinges to avoid damaging them. "stationeryitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend."This argument was the hinge on which the question turned."theoryphilosophylogicpointtimeeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution."Example Sentence: "When the math teacher divided the students' test scores into two groups, the hinges were used to find the average high score of the lower half and the average low score of the upper half." "mathstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south."The old map in the attic was so faded, we could barely make out the hinges marking the cardinal directions. "directiongeographyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo attach by, or equip with a hinge."My dad hinges the new gate to the fence so it can swing open and closed. "architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(with on or upon) To depend on something."Whether or not we go to the beach hinges on the weather. "conditionsituationoutcomeaspectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareThe breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break."The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core."archaeologygeologymaterialtechnicalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo bend."The metal door hinges slowly as I push it open. "partactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading