tine
Example Sentences
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He stabbed his fork into his mashed potatoes and savored the sound of the metal tines hitting the plate.
From Literature
Use the tines of a fork to flatten and indent crisscross patterns over the tops of each cookie.
From Salon
The 5-foot-6-inch robot shuffled to the dishwasher, pulled the door handle and slid a fork—tines up, naturally—into the silverware holder.
The complaints roll in: The fork tines are too stubby, the dessert spoon holds its contents hostage.
From Los Angeles Times
The stag's antlers, now fully hardened and velvet‑free, regrow each spring, becoming more impressive with each year as new points called tines develop.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
