Hinge

What do we mean by hinge?

A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame. noun

A similar structure or part, such as one that enables the valves of a bivalve mollusk to open and close. noun

A small folded paper rectangle gummed on one side, used especially to fasten stamps in an album. noun

A point or circumstance on which subsequent events depend. noun

To attach by or equip with or as if with hinges or a hinge. intransitive verb

To consider or make (something) dependent on something else; predicate. intransitive verb

To be contingent on a single factor; depend. intransitive verb

An artificial movable joint; a device for joining two pieces in such a manner that one may be turned upon the other; the articulation of a door, gate, shutter, lid, etc., to its support, or of two equally movable parts, as of a fire-screen, to each other. noun

A natural movable joint; an anatomical articulation turning in a single plane, as that of the knee or of a bivalve shell. See hinge-joint, and cut under bivalve. noun

Figuratively, that on which anything depends or turns; a cardinal or controlling principle, rule, or point. noun

One of the cardinal points, north, south, east, or west. noun

In entomology, the cardo or basal part of the maxilla. See cut under Insecta. noun

In botany, the flexible lamella of the guard-cells of a stoma which renders them mobile. noun

To furnish with hinges; join by means of hinges, literally or figuratively.

To bend the hinge or hinges of.

Figuratively, to cause to depend: as, to hinge one's acceptance upon some future event.

To stand, depend, or turn on or as if on a hinge: chiefly figurative.

To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon. intransitive verb

To attach by, or furnish with, hinges. transitive verb

A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.

A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.

A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.

A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.

The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.

One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.

To set up mutual friends on a date. Urban Dictionary

A person who is prone to subscribing to both magazines, ergo, someone who has bisexual tendencies. Can be used for a male bisexual or a female bisexual. The term comes from the properties of a hinge - which when unttached, can swing both ways. Urban Dictionary

A shady, seedy person, perhaps someone with a mullet, bad teeth, no shirt and drinking Rainier beer at ten o'clock in the morning. Urban Dictionary

A young male prostitute that is homosexual. Urban Dictionary

The vietnamese laugh, like jajaja, but a vietnamese kind. Urban Dictionary

Hinged is an academic-slang term that describes someone who is a sane or rational person. Having humble origins dating back to the early Middle Ages, the term is a palpable model of linguistic evolution The word was originally introduced in Old English as 'hlincge,' which indicated the component of a door or gate that allowed it to swing. While we can't pin the credit on one sagacious wordsmith for its conception, the evolution of language and its nuances are an often communal and collective effort. Numerous unnamed artists of articulation across the centuries have shaped its development. Making its debut in the English language in the 1300s, 'hinged,' in layman's terms, made an indelible mark and has continued ever since. As a metaphor, it instates the visual imagery of revolving around a central point, being dependent on, or extremely significant for something else. This imagery is a perfect match to describe someone who is calm and intelligent. As someone who is unhinged is off the hinge; someone who is hinged remains on the hinge, and continues to be a beacon of logical thought. Urban Dictionary

A Scottish way to pronounce “thing” most commonly used by men when they’re telling each other their darkest secrets in private Urban Dictionary

'Hing' is another word for cigarettes. The word was invented as a codeword for cigarettes to hide that you were smoking in school. After a while the word spread and is now a commonly used word for cigarettes. It can be used as a verb also, 'hinga'. The word is usually used in the east parts of the city Lund, Sweden. Urban Dictionary

A dating app comprised of fat chicks and ugly bitches , with the rare chance of seeing a hot girl on there. Urban Dictionary

A Hing is slang for a person who is Baptized at a young age. Calling someone a Hing is a complement to there Christianity. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to hinge:
hinge, binge, tinge, henge, singe, whinge, minge, inge, hing, dinge, hine, winge, ringe, hinde, ginge, hige, linge, finge, hinze, hange, pinge, hingle, vinge, ainge, hings.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word hinge:
pintle, umbo, adductor, hinges, bivalve, scallops, rudder, bracket, standoff, hinged, ligament, pivot, valves, shutter, outwards, teeth, fold, anterior, flap, joints, flaps, beak, pin, valve, jaws, locking, rotate, bending, elevator, fuselage, trailing, fin, shell, posterior, mantle, folding, strata, lever, limb, ventral, rotor, decomposition, domains, barrel, conserved, convex, tablet, sliding, shells, curved, pins, folded, concealed, binding, perpendicular, ribs, upwards, yoga, offset, domain, jaw, friction, blade, door, keyboard, dorsal, rigid, stamp, lateral, balanced, neural, mechanism, flexible, fabric, rotation, muscle, plastic, protein, plates, axis, horizontal, plate, swing, radius, edges, angle, edge, doors, cardinal, mounted, vertical, rounded, tail, joint, width, attached, connects, allows, rear, handle.

Words that rhyme with hinge:
cringe, fringe, binge, impinge, infringe, tinge, singe, twinge, syringe, whinge, minge, inge, dinge, unhinge, synge, winge, lunatic fringe, klinge, hypodermic syringe, vinje.

Adjectives that are often used to describe hinge:
plastic, rusty, single, lower, upper, top, bottom, broken, central, simple, very, flexible, second, main, fold, terminal, third, periosteal, intact, loose, double, left, continuous, right, internal, true, elastic, smooth, frictionless, straight, squeaky, rusted, posterior, middle, vertical, horizontal, joint, medial, fixed, inner, ordinary, pin, lateral, front, concealed, invisible, beautiful, cortical, arbitrary, perfect, intermediate, wooden, centre, superior, nasal, integral, crucial, oiled, soft, anterior, weak, type, golden, narrow, door, unoiled, typical, dorsal, movable, stationary, acting, vital, nobler.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective hinge:
line, joints, plate, teeth, pin, area, margin, lines, arch, plates, point, reaction, mechanism, analysis, pins, bow, axis, type, points, arches, structure, frame, ligament, tooth, element, joint, method, splint, model, trough, border, stage, bar, region, ribs, elements, sockets, zone, trusses, moment, post, larvae, location, impulse, frames, doors, motion, bending, height, flap, fashion, bolts, template, scallop, lid, fractures, locations, rod, stiles, incision, faults, arthroplasty, straps, formation, hook, holes, margins, arrangement, zones, hooks, ear, analyses, pillar, twist, leaf, stone, prosthesis, shape, timelock, fracture, strap, clasp, butt, pit, edge, cup, slate.

Consonant match to hinge:
henge.

Words that sound like hinge:
hinge, henge, hinch, hunch, hench, winge, hin, hiney, whinge, hinny, hinged, haunch, hinger, hinn, hinnie, hanch, hyn, hanche, tinge, binge, singe, minge, ginge, wenge, dinge, linge, synge, honey, hen, hun, hedge, henny, hunny, henna, hon, henney, hej, henne, hena, henn, hudge, hunn, hunni, hennie, heney, henie, huhn, heno, tounge, winch, tenge, hannah, han, hanna, hana, hajj, hahn, hane, benge, hann, hanah, haney, hani, haun, hain, bunge, hawn, hanny, haan, hage, hayne, benj, heaney, heen, hany, hanh, heena, hege, hean, hanni, hannie, hanne, hano, hauge, haine, hangi, haen, conge, hanno, haynie, hanney, hahne, hayn, genge, hadj, hanja, hainey, hanaa, denge, hainault.