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living hinge

living hinge noun: a thin flexible hinge made from the same material as the two rigid pieces it connects.

living hinge: a thin flexible hinge made from the same material as the two rigid pieces it connects
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Noun

living hinge (plural living hinges)

  1. A thin flexible hinge made from the same material as the two rigid pieces it connects.

Forms of living hinge

pluralliving hinges

Questions about living hinge

What does living hinge mean?
Living hinge means a thin flexible hinge made from the same material as the two rigid pieces it connects.
What part of speech is living hinge?
Living hinge is a noun.
What is the plural of living hinge?
The plural of living hinge is living hinges.

Words near living hinge in the dictionary

  1. living fossil
  2. living fossils
  3. living from paycheck to paycheck
  4. living hell
  5. living hells
  6. living hinge
  7. living hinges
  8. living history
  9. living impaired
  10. living in
  11. living in each other's pockets

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