HINGE
Scrabble letter values: H4I1N1G2E1 = 9
Definition
- verb attach with a hinge.
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other. — synonyms: flexible_joint
- noun a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend.
Examples
- “his absence is the hinge of our plan”
- “This argument was the hinge on which the question turned.”
- “The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core.”