hinge
hinj
- n a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- n a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
his absence is the hinge of our plan - v attach with a hinge
- Wright's essential argument hinges on a technicality: Moss is an ordained Baptist minister who has yet to be fully ordained in the United Church of Christ, the predominantly white .
- But the verdict held a twist: at first the case seemed to hinge on whether an Andersen employee ordered tons of Enron paperwork to be shredded before investigators arrived.
- It's a safe bet that Hung Huang is the only style magnate who chose her career because she was "sick of hinges and pistons.