| Main Entry: | hinge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pivot, turning point |
Synonyms: |
articulation, axis, ball-and-socket, butt, elbow, hook, joint, juncture, knee, link, pin, spring, swivel |
| Main Entry: | hinge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be contingent on |
Synonyms: |
be subject to, be undecided, depend, hang, pend, pivot, rest, revolve around, stand on, turn, turn on |
| Main Entry: | articulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect |
Synonyms: |
concatenate, couple, fit together, hinge, integrate, join, link |
| Notes: | loquacious means very talkative or full of trivial conversation; articulate means expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language |
Antonyms: |
disconnect |
| Main Entry: | articulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | connection |
Synonyms: |
coupling, hinge, joining, joint, junction, juncture, unification, union |
Antonyms: |
disconnection |
| Main Entry: | axis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point around which something revolves |
Synonyms: |
arbor, axle, hinge, pivot, pole, shaft, spindle, stalk, stem, support, turning point |
| Main Entry: | base |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | build plan or opinion on |
Synonyms: |
construct, depend, derive, establish, found, ground, hinge, locate, plant, predicate, prop, rest, set up, station, stay |
| Main Entry: | elbow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | angular part of arm; angularly shaped item |
Synonyms: |
ancon, angle, bend, bow, corner, crazy bone, crook, crutch, curve, fork, funny bone, half turn, hinge, joint, turn |
| Main Entry: | hang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depend on future action |
Synonyms: |
await, be conditional upon, be contingent on, be dependent on, be determined by, be in limbo, be in suspense, cling, hinge, pend, rest, turn on |
| Main Entry: | joint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intersection, juncture |
Synonyms: |
abutment, articulation, bend, bond, bracket, bridge, concourse, confluence, conjuncture, connection, copula, coupling, crux, elbow, hinge, hyphen, impingement, interconnection, junction, knot, link, meeting, nexus, node, point, seam, splice, suture, swivel, tangency, tie, union, vinculum |
| Main Entry: | junction/juncture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | link, connection |
Synonyms: |
alliance, annexation, articulation, assemblage, attachment, bond, coalition, coherence, collocation, combination, combine, concatenation, concourse, concursion, confluence, conjugation, consolidation, convergence, coupling, crossing, crossroads, dovetail, elbow, gathering, gore, hinge, hookup, interface, intersection, joining, joint, knee, linking, meeting, miter, mortise, node, pivot, plug-in, reunion, seam, splice, terminal, tie-in, tie-up, union, weld |