Synonyms:
hinge, flexible_joint
Meaning: a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
hinge
Meaning: attach with a hinge
Usage examples
Quickly he unlocked the cover, turning it back upon its hinge.
Trace the "beard" as far as the hinge of the shells, and you see the mouth with its white lips.
Between the hinge of the two shells there is a pad, which acts like an elastic spring, and forces the shells open.
The Lycosa surrounds the mouth of her shaft with a simple parapet, a mere collection of tiny pebbles, sticks and silk; the others fix a movable door to theirs, a round shutter with a hinge, a groove and a set of bolts.
If the aggressor persist and seek to raise the trap-door, the recluse pushes the bolt, that is to say, plants her claws into certain holes on the opposite side to the hinge, props herself against the wall and holds the door firmly.
"Tom Lincoln was a carpenter, and a good one for those days, when a cabin was built mainly with the ax, and not a nail or a bolt or hinge in it, only leathers and pins to the doors, and no glass, except in watches and spectacles and bottles.