TINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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