Tine
noun
A sharp, pointed part of a fork, knife or similar tool or instrument.
The fork had four tines.
Often appears as...
- tine of a fork
- bent tine
noun
A branch or division of a deer's antlers.
The deer had three tines on its antlers.
Often appears as...
- tine on antlers
- antler's tine
noun
A sharp, pointed part of a fork, knife or similar tool or instrument.
The fork had four tines.
Often appears as...
- tine of a fork
- bent tine
noun
A branch or division of a deer's antlers.
The deer had three tines on its antlers.
Often appears as...
- tine on antlers
- antler's tine
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Utensil Specific
Use 'tine' to refer to the points on forks or similar tools, not on all sharp objects.
Be careful not to touch the sharp tines of the garden rake.
Pro Tip 2/3Countable Noun
'Tine' is countable, so talk about one or more tines when describing them.
She accidentally bent one tine on her dinner fork.
Pro Tip 3/3Damage Description
Describe damage to utensils by counting or locating the affected tines.
The second tine from the left is missing from my fork.
Pro Tip 1/3Utensil Specific
Use 'tine' to refer to the points on forks or similar tools, not on all sharp objects.
Be careful not to touch the sharp tines of the garden rake.
Pro Tip 2/3Countable Noun
'Tine' is countable, so talk about one or more tines when describing them.
She accidentally bent one tine on her dinner fork.
Pro Tip 3/3Damage Description
Describe damage to utensils by counting or locating the affected tines.
The second tine from the left is missing from my fork.
Pro Tip 1/3Utensil Specific
Use 'tine' to refer to the points on forks or similar tools, not on all sharp objects.
Be careful not to touch the sharp tines of the garden rake.
Pro Tip 2/3Countable Noun
'Tine' is countable, so talk about one or more tines when describing them.
She accidentally bent one tine on her dinner fork.
Pro Tip 3/3Damage Description
Describe damage to utensils by counting or locating the affected tines.
The second tine from the left is missing from my fork.
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Dive with Giant Manta...
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Video examples
Resilient people,...
innovations can solve grand challenges just look at this what may be appearing as an insignificant piece of metal one of the most innovative technologies to transform agriculture in the world this is a McGorry ripper tine it replaces the
Video examples
Dive with Giant Manta...
there is the other one I think that is over your head I think the powers from our tines feel like a sort of jacuzzi who doesn't like to be in a bubble but an mantas aren't the only curious
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Eugene Chadbourne
American Composer
I started using contact microphones that you can place on common, ordinary objects, like a rake. I put a microphone on it and it picked up the tines vibrating and turned it into a horrible din. What attracted me to it was the horrible din - that's what I really liked.
Quote examples
Eugene Chadbourne
American Composer
I started using contact microphones that you can place on common, ordinary objects, like a rake. I put a microphone on it and it picked up the tines vibrating and turned it into a horrible din. What attracted me to it was the horrible din - that's what I really liked.
Example 1 of 1
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