Definition of Hinges

1. Noun. (plural of hinge) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of hinge) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hinges

1. hinge [v] - See also: hinge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hinges

hinge axis
hinge joint
hinge movement
hinge on
hinge position
hinge region
hinge termination
hinge upon
hinged
hinged flap
hingeing
hingeless
hingelike
hinger
hingers
hinges (current term)
hinging
hinging on
hinging post
hings
hink pink
hink pinks
hinkie pinkie
hinkie pinkies
hinkier
hinkiest
hinky
hinkypunk
hinkypunks
hinnied

Literary usage of Hinges

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Such hinges have been used not only for metal arches, but in a modified form for masonry and concrete arches. Three cases therefore arise: (a) The arch is ..."

2. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"OUTSIDE-BLIND hinges. The kind of hinges to be used with outside blinds will depend ... Wrought-Steel Blind-Hinge. the casings, and the hinges consist of a ..."

3. A Text-book on Roofs and Bridges by Mansfield Merriman, Henry Sylvester Jacoby (1907)
"ARCHES WITHOUT hinges. ART. 96. HISTORICAL NOTES. When metallic arches with no hinges have their ends bolted to the abutment so that no change in direction ..."

4. A Text-book on Roofs and Bridges by Mansfield Merriman, Henry Sylvester Jacoby (1907)
"ARCHES WITHOUT hinges. ART. 96. HISTORICAL NOTES. When metallic arches with no hinges have their ends bolted to the abutment so that no change in direction ..."

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