hingenoun [ C ]
uk/hɪndʒ/us/hɪndʒ/a piece of metal that fastens the edge of a door, window, lid, etc. to something else and allows it to open or close:
We had to take the front door off its hinges to get our new sofa into the house.
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Parts of buildings: doors & parts of doors
- architrave
- bell push
- door
- door knocker
- doorbell
- doorway
- draught excluder
- entrance 1
- fire door
- five-bar gate
- French doors
- knob
- knocker
- letterbox
- screen door
- stage door
- storm door/window
- swing door
- swinging door
- weatherboarding
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hinged
adjective uk/hɪndʒd/us/hɪndʒd/
a hinged lid