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hinge

noun [C]
 
 
/hɪndʒ/

Definition

a piece of metal that fastens the edge of a door, window, lid, etc. to something else and allows it to open or close: We had to take the front door off its hinges to get our new sofa into the house.Doors and parts of doors hinged
 
 
/hɪndʒd/ adjective
a hinged lidDoors and parts of doors
(Definition of hinge noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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