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tine

«tine» in Mova's school dictionary: one of the pointed prongs of a fork, rake or garden fork — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a tine, tines)

meaning for a pupil

1) A tine is one of the pointed prongs of a fork, rake or garden fork. tree →

2) A tine is also one of the pointed branches of a deer's antler. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is the "spike" part of a fork. In nature lessons, the number of tines on a stag's antlers can show its age and health roughly. In D and T, a tine is a sharp point on a tool. Phrases: "the tines of a fork", "antler tines".

examples

  • One tine of my fork is bent. tree →
  • A garden fork has four strong tines. tree →
  • The stag's antlers had twelve tines. tree →
  • Push the tines of the rake through the leaves. tree →
  • Be careful: the tines of a pitchfork are sharp. tree →
  • The fork's tines left lines in the mashed potato. tree →
  • Count the tines to see how many points the antlers have. tree →

note

Countable: a tine, tines. Do not confuse with "tin" or "tine" in "tinny". In maths problems, if a fork has 4 tines, 6 forks have 24 tines.

Trees and pragmatics

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