tine

[ tahyn ]

/ taɪn /

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noun

a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.

Also especially British, tyne .

Origin of tine

before 900; late Middle English tyne,Middle English tind,Old English; cognate with Old High German zint,Old Norse tindr

OTHER WORDS FROM tine

tined, adjective

Words nearby tine

Tindal, tinder, tinderbox, tindery, tin difluoride, tine, tinea, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris

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Example sentences from the Web for tine

The rifle flashed--a tine flew, splintered by the bullet, from the brow antler, not an inch above the eye.
Warwick Woodlands|Henry William Herbert (AKA Frank Forester)
It would be better to sit down quietly and look upward to tine sky.
The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse")|Nathaniel Hawthorne
If I were made of iron, at this tine I could write no more.'
Meditations|Marcus Aurelius
We would let him perch on a branch, when we Chickadees would nestle around him until he was as warm as in the lovely summer tine.
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories|Various

Soundings in lakes of considerable size and depth show that their bottoms are being covered with tine clays.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

British Dictionary definitions for tine

tine

/ (taɪn) /

noun

a slender prong, esp of a fork

any of the sharp terminal branches of a deer's antler

Derived forms of tine

tined, adjective

Word Origin for tine

Old English tind; related to Old Norse tindr, Old High German zint

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tine

tine

[ tīn ]

n.

The slender pointed end of an instrument, such as an explorer used in dentistry.

An instrument usually containing several individual prongs and used to introduce antigen, such as tuberculin, into the skin.

单词	tine
释义	tine [ tahyn ] / taɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tine ON THESAURUS.COM noun a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork. Also especially British, tyne . Origin of tine before 900; late Middle English tyne,Middle English tind,Old English; cognate with Old High German zint,Old Norse tindr OTHER WORDS FROM tine tined, adjective Words nearby tine Tindal, tinder, tinderbox, tindery, tin difluoride, tine, tinea, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tine The rifle flashed--a tine flew, splintered by the bullet, from the brow antler, not an inch above the eye. Warwick Woodlands\|Henry William Herbert (AKA Frank Forester) It would be better to sit down quietly and look upward to tine sky. The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse")\|Nathaniel Hawthorne If I were made of iron, at this tine I could write no more.' Meditations\|Marcus Aurelius We would let him perch on a branch, when we Chickadees would nestle around him until he was as warm as in the lovely summer tine. The Children's Book of Christmas Stories\|Various Soundings in lakes of considerable size and depth show that their bottoms are being covered with tine clays. The Elements of Geology\|William Harmon Norton British Dictionary definitions for tine tine / (taɪn) / noun a slender prong, esp of a fork any of the sharp terminal branches of a deer's antler Derived forms of tine tined, adjective Word Origin for tine Old English tind; related to Old Norse tindr, Old High German zint Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tine point, prong, branch, spike Medical definitions for tine tine [ tīn ] n. The slender pointed end of an instrument, such as an explorer used in dentistry. An instrument usually containing several individual prongs and used to introduce antigen, such as tuberculin, into the skin. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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tine

noun

Origin of tine

OTHER WORDS FROM tine

Words nearby tine

Example sentences from the Web for tine

British Dictionary definitions for tine

noun

Derived forms of tine

Word Origin for tine

Words related to tine

Medical definitions for tine

n.