tine

Antler's sharp branch

A tine is one of the pointed prongs on a fork, comb, or antler.

The word usually appears in descriptions of damage or design: One tine of the fork was bent.

Deer antlers are measured partly by their number of tines.

antler

prong

Pointed projecting part

  • pointExact location or meaning
  • rackFrame for holding items
  • velvetThick-pile textile

stag · deer · elk · moose · caribou · buck · trophy · mount · shed · spike

fork

prong

Pointed projecting part

tableware · flatware · place setting · spork · dining · mealtime · stabbing · spearing · twirling · pasta

pitchfork

prong

Pointed projecting part

  • hayDried feed crop
  • baleBound mass of material
  • strawTube for sipping

farmer · barn · manure · stables · farmhand · fodder · silage · chaff · agriculture · threshing

metalwork

forging

Shaping heated metal; faking documents

steel · iron · point · sharpening · crafting · fabrication · smithing · anvil · hammering · bending

harrow

spike

Sharp rise or point

soil · aeration · weeding · farming · tractor · implement · disc · drag · field · seedbed

Categories
Opposites
structural component

tinehandle

Part for gripping

shaft · grip · haft · base · hilt

shape/form

tinegroove

Narrow cut or routine

slot · hollow · cavity · socket · indentation

Phrases
Family

tiny, tiniest, tinny, tinier, tinder, tines, tininess, tined, tinnily

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G