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fork

noun verb

the act of branching out or dividing into branches

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
F
Ends with
K
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
A2

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noun

  1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches

noun

  1. a utensil with two or more prongs, used for serving or eating food

noun

  1. an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs

noun

  1. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

noun

  1. the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

    “they took the south fork”

verb

  1. shape like a fork

    “She forked her fingers”

verb

  1. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

    “The road forks”

verb

  1. place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

verb

  1. lift with a pitchfork

    “pitchfork hay”

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Example Sentences

they took the south fork
he climbed into the crotch of a tree
She forked her fingers
The road forks
pitchfork hay

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