NOUN | artifact | fork | cutlery used for serving and eating food |
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act | fork, branching, ramification, forking | the act of branching out or dividing into branches | |
shape | fork, crotch | the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches | |
artifact | fork | an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging | |
body | fork, crotch | the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk | |
VERB | contact | fork, pitchfork | lift with a pitchfork |
competition | fork | place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces | |
change | fork, branch, ramify, furcate, separate | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | |
change | fork | shape like a fork |
Sounds | fao'rk | |
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Rhymes | cork / Cork ... York: 8 rhymes with aork... |
Meaning | cutlery used for serving and eating food. | |
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Parts | prong | A pointed projection |
tine | prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler | |
Narrower | carving fork | A large fork used in carving cooked meat |
salad fork | A fork intended for eating salads | |
tablefork | A fork for eating at a dining table | |
toasting fork | long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open / open fire) | |
Broader | cutlery, eating utensil | tableware implements for cutting and eating food |
Spanish | tenedor | |
Catalan | forquilla | |
Verbs | fork | shape like a fork |
Meaning | The act of branching out or dividing into branches. | |
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Synonyms | branching, ramification, forking | |
Narrower | bifurcation | The act of splitting into two branches |
divarication | Branching at a wide angle | |
fibrillation | Act or process of forming fibrils | |
trifurcation | The act of splitting into three branches | |
Broader | division | The act or process of dividing |
Spanish | ramificación | |
Catalan | ramificació | |
Verbs | bifurcate | divide into two branches |
bifurcate | split or divide into two | |
fork | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork |
Meaning | The region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches. | |
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Example | "they took the south fork" | |
Synonym | crotch | |
Broader | branch, leg, ramification | A part of a forked or branching shape |
Verbs | fork | shape like a fork |
Meaning | An agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs. | |
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Parts | prong | A pointed projection |
Narrower | hayfork | A long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay |
Broader | tool | An implement used in the practice of a vocation |
Spanish | tenedor | |
Catalan | forca | |
Verbs | fork | lift with a pitchfork |
Meaning | The angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk. | |
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Synonym | crotch | |
Part of | body, organic structure | The entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) |
Broader | angle | The space between two lines or planes that intersect |
Spanish | entrepierna | |
Catalan | entrecuix |
Meaning | Lift with a pitchfork. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "pitchfork hay" | |
Synonym | pitchfork | |
Broader | lift | take hold of something and move it to a different location |
Spanish | beldar, bieldar | |
Catalan | enforcar | |
Nouns | fork | an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging |
Meaning | place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Category | chess, chess game | A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules |
Broader | attack, aggress | Take the initiative and go on the offensive |
Meaning | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The road forks" | |
Synonyms | branch, ramify, furcate, separate | |
Narrower | arborize, arborise | Branch out like trees |
bifurcate | divide into two branches | |
trifurcate | divide into three | |
twig | Branch out in a twiglike manner | |
Broader | diverge | Move or draw apart / apart |
Similar to | ramify, branch | Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |
Spanish | ramificarse, ramificar | |
Catalan | ramificar-se | |
Nouns | fork, forking | the act of branching out or dividing into branches |
forking | the place where something divides into branches |
Meaning | shape like a fork. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "She forked her fingers" | |
Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
Spanish | ahorquillar | |
Catalan | blegar, corbar | |
Nouns | fork | cutlery used for serving and eating food |
fork | the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches |
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