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hinges

  • plural of hinge.
  • present tense form of hinge (3rd person singular).

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A: Hinges come in a bewildering array of types, even among European styles found on most modern cabinets, including yours.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2019

Hinges groaned as Clark opened a heavy steel door to reveal a basement room known as the “wine rack.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2017

Hinges allow the struts to move up and down like wings.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 21, 2014

Hinges rustily bled where a door had been wrenched away.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now, if you pronounce Hinges in the French fashion, you give forth an exclamation of distressful pain.

From Adventures of a Despatch Rider by Watson, William Henry Lowe