Hinge
Hinge noun - A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other.
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Secret and hinge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Secret" instead a noun "Hinge".
Nearby Words: hinged, hinging
Secret
Secret noun - Information shared only with another or with a select few.
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Broken Masquerade: Rosen outs the existence of Alphas in the season 1 finale to spite Parrish, whose plans hinge on Alphas being a secret, and to stop the government from sticking Alphas into secret jails and forcibly recruiting them to use their powers.
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In an episode of Night Court, we discover in Harry's office a bookshelf that has a set of legal texts that hinge up to reveal a secret compartment, holding his pet rabbit.
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A number of SG-1 episodes hinge on the US military providing technical assistance to a sci-fi show about a secret military team that covertly fights aliens, in order to give themselves plausible deniability.
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