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  • noun Plural form of hinge.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hinge.

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Examples

  • • Close the book and make sure the hinges is aligned correctly, and leave under weight over night.

    Dead Bibliobull - get the wiggle out 2008

  • On the table, which hung on hinges from the for'ard bulkhead, were pen and ink, also a battered log-book.

    A SON OF THE SUN 2010

  • Though the immediate plans of the dark sorcerer Arunis have been thwarted, the battle for control of the Chathrand, on which the fate of empires hinges, is far from over.

    The Ruling Sea by Robert V. S. Redick: Book summary 2010

  • The risk in presuming this is that success in the near-term hinges on a few specific products -- like Uniqlo's HeatTech thermal wear -- that might drive sales this autumn and winter.

    Not So Fast Retailing 2010

  • Ditto supposedly solid copper hinges from the US which I'm beginning to wonder about now.

    Electronics and humidity 2003

  • Ditto supposedly solid copper hinges from the US which I'm beginning to wonder about now.

    Electronics and humidity 2003

  • Ditto supposedly solid copper hinges from the US which I'm beginning to wonder about now.

    Electronics and humidity 2003

  • Ditto supposedly solid copper hinges from the US which I'm beginning to wonder about now.

    Electronics and humidity 2003

  • Ditto supposedly solid copper hinges from the US which I'm beginning to wonder about now.

    Electronics and humidity 2003

  • Ditto supposedly solid copper hinges from the US which I'm beginning to wonder about now.

    Electronics and humidity 2003

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