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TINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tine" is a kind of...):

prong (a pointed projection)

Holonyms ("tine" is a part of...):

fork (cutlery used for serving and eating food)

pitchfork (a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb tine

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