Hinge

n. 1 movable joint on which a door, lid, etc., turns or swings. 2 principle on which all depends. v. (ging) 1 (foil. by on) depend (on a principle, an event, etc.). 2 attach or be attached by a hinge. [related to HANG] hinny plum/ n. (pi ies) offspring of a female donkey and a male horse. [Greek hinnos]