
Tine
Utensil Specific
Use 'tine' to refer to the points on forks or similar tools, not on all sharp objects.

Be careful not to touch the sharp tines of the garden rake.
Countable Noun
'Tine' is countable, so talk about one or more tines when describing them.

She accidentally bent one tine on her dinner fork.
Damage Description
Describe damage to utensils by counting or locating the affected tines.

The second tine from the left is missing from my fork.
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BarbForkPointProjectionProngSpikeSpurTooth
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