hinges in English

noun

1

a movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes, or that connects linked objects.

He had only time to back away before the thick wooden doors swung open, hinges protesting loudly.

verb

1

attach or join with or as if with a hinge.

the ironing board was set into the wall and hinged at the bottom

verb

depend on, hang on, rest on, turn on, center on, pivot on, be contingent on, be dependent on, be conditional on, be determined by, be decided by, revolve around

Use "hinges" in a sentence

1. Hinges – Cabinet hinges attach the door to the frame

2. Securing of hinges.

3. What about the hinges?

4. Door latches and hinges

5. Hinges, not of metal

6. They're breaking the hinges.

7. Strap-hinges of metal

8. Adjustable and/or rising hinges

9. Still on its hinges, Ben?

10. Back door's off its hinges.

11. Smashed clean off its hinges.

12. Occupant doors, latches and hinges

13. Hinges and mouldings of metal

14. In other embodiments, so-called ball hinges (25-27, 25a-27b) are used instead of (linear) hinges.

15. Technical description of locks and hinges: .

16. It hinges on two major reasons.

17. Everything hinges upon what happens next.

18. These are half-pin barrel hinges.

19. Aerosol actuating cap with side-mounted hinges

20. Oil the hinges; the gate is creaking.

21. Squeaking, the rusted hinges gradually give way.

22. Everything hinges on who will be selected.

23. Hinges of aluminium, iron, zamac and brass

24. 14 A door keeps turning on its hinges,*

25. Hinges, door and window furniture, not of metal

26. Everything hinges now on your interest, inclination and intention

27. Module shebang paper and mounted hinges from the device.

28. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 

29. Our entire Middle East policy hinges on that meeting.

30. His political future hinges on the outcome of this election.

31. The path to enlightenment hinges on our attitude to things.

32. That “one hope” hinges upon putting faith in Jesus Christ.

33. 15 The hinges are stamped out of sheets of metal.

34. 22 A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 

35. Adjacent pairs of plates (56) are hingedly connected by alternating first hinges (104) and second hinges (106) to require accordion type folding of the respective plates (56).

36. Put some grease on the door hinges to stop them squeaking.

37. Electromechanically driven hinges of metal for furniture in the vehicle sector

38. In biology, many joints function as hinges like the elbow joint.

39. Go around all the hinges and control linkages and lubricate them.

40. The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence.

41. 3 A little bit of oil works wonders on squeaky hinges.

42. So the answer hinges on the answer to three simple questions.

43. 18 A creaking door [gate] hangs long on its hinges. 

44. Then it came slowly up, hinges groaning at the unfamiliar movement.

45. 28 It snapped back on its hinges and banged his left shin.

46. Much of the success of protecting a child hinges on open communication.

47. And you can create parts with moving components, hinges, parts within parts.

48. Privacy online in the twenty-first century hinges entirely on strong encryption.

49. The show hinges on this excruciating balance, hanging on Pennington's earnest performance.

50. The poem hinges on the emphasis that “faith is the key to salvation”.