- Tined
- Tined Tined, a. Furnished with tines; as, a three-tined fork. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Tined
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tined — bril·lian·tined; gel·a·tined; nic·o·tined; pa·tined; tined; … English syllables
tined — tine ► NOUN ▪ a prong or sharp point. DERIVATIVES tined adjective. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
tined — adjective having prongs or tines; usually used in combination a three tined fork • Syn: ↑pronged • Similar to: ↑divided … Useful english dictionary
tined — adjective see tine I … New Collegiate Dictionary
tined — See tine. * * * … Universalium
tined — Synonyms and related words: acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, barbed, cornuted, cusped, cuspidate, hispid, horned, horny, mucronate, needle pointed, needle sharp, pointed, pronged, sharp pointed,… … Moby Thesaurus
rou|tined — «roo TEEND», adjective. 1. subjected to or regulated by routine: »There we led a routined, rigorous existence in a residential community of over five hundred females (Alison Adburgham). 2. disciplined in routine; practiced: »[He] is a thoroughly… … Useful english dictionary
ser|pen|tined — «SUR puhn teend, tynd», adjective. 1. having serpents; infested with snakes: »... the disappearance of two other woodsmen in the alligatored and serpentined gloom (Newsweek). 2. Figurative. twisted or winding like a snake: »serpentined mountain… … Useful english dictionary
des·tined — /ˈdɛstənd/ adj, not used before a noun 1 a : certain to do or to be something Without the support of the unions, the plan seems destined to fail. He is destined to be famous. She felt that she was destined … Useful english dictionary
pre·des·tined — /ˌpriːˈdɛstənd/ adj : certain to do or be something or certain to happen He felt he was predestined [=destined] to marry her when they first met. The course of her life seemed to be predestined. a predestined outcome … Useful english dictionary
