tine
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8.1
- noun
- /taɪn/
:
pua
- A fork with three out of four tines, two kopecks.
- pickup tines
Examples
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I stab a tube of macaroni with one tine of my fork.
Fiction book (1990) -
The left tine touched one scratch; the right tine came close.
Fiction book (1992) -
And sometimes there are three tines in the salad fork.
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Flute the edge or press with the tines of a fork to seal the pie crust.
Blog text (3) -
Livre mashed them with the tines of his fork and sniffed around his plate.
Fiction book (1992) -
Each fisherman dug as many as 1,200 sandworms on a low tide, using a four-tine garden fork.
Academic text (1990) -
Pierre Robillard dipped the tines of his fork into the gravy, then touched them to his tongue.
Fiction book (1991) -
When cooking pasta, use the tines of a fork to lift it out of the boiling water.
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He used the tines of a pitchfork to turn over the hay in the field.
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Carefully align the tines of the antler with the wall mount for proper display.
Synonyms
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1.0
The sharp end of something like a knife or mountain
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4.3
A thin pointed part on things like a fork or antler
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5.4
A sharp pointed part that sticks out from a plant or animal
A pointed part on things like a fork or an antler
Compounds
- Specialized
Tool with thin spring prongs on a flexible frame that removes weeds from crops without harming them
- Specialized
A farming tool with metal spikes that loosens soil and removes small weeds
- Archaic
A skin test for tuberculosis using a small disk with tiny points to prick the skin and show infection
How Pointed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tine comes from an old Norse word tindr that meant 'point', and it kept that simple idea. A tine is a sharp prong on a fork, pitchfork, or antler, so the origin helps you remember it as a 'point' on those things.