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Plural of hinge

regular plural

The plural of hinge is hinges.

Forms of hinge

Singularhinge /ˈhɪnd͡ʒ/
Pluralhinges /ˈhɪnd͡ʒəz/
Countablecountable

Hinges in a sentence

  • A crusty sound came from the rusted hinges of the gate.From the entry crusty
  • An argument hinges upon entailment whereas an if-then sentence hinges upon implication.From the entry entailment
  • The door finally shook free of its hinges.From the entry free
  • The success of this plan hinges upon his approval.From the entry hinge on
  • The door sags on its hinges.From the entry sag

Meaning of hinge

  1. noun A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
  2. noun A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
  3. noun A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.

Full definition of hinge

Questions about the plural of hinge

What is the plural of hinge?
The plural of hinge is hinges.
Is hinge countable?
Hinge is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hinge (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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