Tine

usgb/taɪn/
noun

A sharp, pointed part of a fork, knife or similar tool or instrument.

The fork had four tines.
Visual representation of "tine" - A sharp, pointed part of a fork, knife or similar tool or instrument

Often appears as...

  • tine of a fork
  • bent tine
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Visual representation of "tine"
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Utensil Specific

Use 'tine' to refer to the points on forks or similar tools, not on all sharp objects.

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Be careful not to touch the sharp tines of the garden rake.
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Countable Noun

'Tine' is countable, so talk about one or more tines when describing them.

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She accidentally bent one tine on her dinner fork.
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Damage Description

Describe damage to utensils by counting or locating the affected tines.

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The second tine from the left is missing from my fork.
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