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Meanings of tine (tines) in inglês

Spike on a tool or utensil.

Synonyms
Examples for "prong"
Examples for "prong"
1
That's why we're here, in hopes that a two-prong approach might help.
I'd know you anywhere
2
It was tense work; if she broke this prong she'd be finished.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
3
In a few minutes Didi had managed to loosen a third prong.
Mine
4
She forced too hard and the prong of her fork broke off.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
5
One prong came off in his hand, and he fell to the floor.
Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
Usage of tines in inglês
1
The eyes now were darker, the tines of the mouth were harder.
The Prelude to Adventure
2
WHEN digging potatoes in Roscommon, you need a fork with strong tines.
The Irish Times
3
Like the tines of a digging-fork, his fingers sank into the ground.
The Spinners' Book of Fiction
4
The twin tines of superheated, seething energy had passed through the Grunt.
Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
5
Lightning tines jabbed the placid flank of the rising foothills miles distant.
The gunslinger
6
He smiled benignly and pointed with the eggy tines of his fork.
The bourne objective
7
Then I took the fork and bent one of the tines outward.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
8
Bourne buried the tines of the fork in a mound of couscous.
The bourne objective
9
Jagged tines of lightning leaped out of them and toward the mono.
Wizard and glass
10
A foot of shattered antler, tines snapped off, all wet with blood.
A Game of Thrones
11
He had six tines on his left antler, and eight on his right.
Wizardborn
12
Hold a fork in each hand, tines down, rounded side up.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
13
She could picture the crusted sauce and bits of vegetables on its tines.
Book Two: Descent
14
The urchin projectile had struck her, and two tines had sunk in deeply.
Side Jobs
15
The fork should be strong, with long tines, and should have a guard.
Carving and Serving
16
She traced the tines of its ribs, the pinfeather fur of its belly.
The story of edgar sawtelle
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Tines through the time
Tines across language varieties
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