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fork::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crotch |
| Type of | branch, ramification, leg |
they took the south fork.
fork::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | branching, forking, ramification |
| Type of | division |
| Has types | trifurcation, bifurcation, divarication, fibrillation |
| Derivation | bifurcate |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cutlery, eating utensil |
| Has types | tablefork, salad fork, toasting fork, carving fork |
Examples of fork
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Cook on high 6 to 7 hours or on low 9 to 10 hours, until brisket is fork-tender.
From the stltoday.com
Seal the bottom of each empanada by pressing the tines of a fork along the edge.
From the thenewstribune.com
He bends the front fork the first day out, and works for Len to earn its repair.
From the denverpost.com
They missed weeks of work, which forced our insurer to fork over disability pay.
From the businessweek.com
Meanwhile, remove the plastic and tea bags from the apples and mash with a fork.
From the courier-journal.com
Lightly fluff the couscous with a fork and season to taste with salt and pepper.
From the timesunion.com
They, too, were out of stock, meaning we had to fork out more than we wanted to.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Break up the eggs with a fork and gradually pull the flour into the egg mixture.
From the omaha.com
Seal the edges using either your thumb or a fork and trim off any excess pastry.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
- Cutlery used for serving and eating food
- Pitchfork: lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay"
- Branching: the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- Place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
- The region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
- Branch: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
- As a piece of cutlery or kitchenware, a fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines (at least three or four, but never just two as in the photograph) on one end. ...
- In chess, a fork is a tactic that uses one piece to attack two or more of the opponent's pieces at the same time, hoping to achieve material gain (by capturing one of the opponent's pieces) because the opponent can only counter one of the two (or more) threats. ...
- A pitchfork is an agricultural tool with a long handle and long, thin, widely separated pointed tines (also called prongs) used to lift and pitch (throw) loose material, such as hay, leaves, grapes, dung or other agricultural materials. Pitchforks typically have two or three tines. ...
