tine

Meaning

Noun

1. A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
2. A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
3. A wild vetch or tare.

Adj

small, diminutive

Verb

1. (obsolete) To kindle; to set on fire.
2. (obsolete) To rage; to smart.

Verb

To shut in, or enclose.

Synonyms

prong

barb

fork

point

spike

tooth

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tip

gore

peak

pike

piton

aculeus

prod

cog

quill

score

shaft

shot

acantha

spine

sticker

tab

thorn

cotter pin

dentate

finger

fix

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English tine, alteration of Middle English tinde, tind, from Old English tind, from Proto-West Germanic *tind, Proto-Germanic *tindaz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tiende, Tiene (“prong, tine”), German Zind, Zint (“prong”). Compare also the related English tind and German Zinne.