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forking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | furcation |
| Type of | angularity, angular shape |
| Has types | bifurcation |
| Derivation | fork |
forking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | branching, fork, ramification |
| Type of | division |
| Has types | trifurcation, bifurcation, divarication, fibrillation |
| Derivation | fork |
Examples of forking
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You might mind yourself forking out close to the price of an iPad for a new one.
From the guardian.co.uk
At the crossroads continue up Rue Roquille, forking right into Rue Guillaume Puy.
From the independent.co.uk
Google just announced that it is forking WebKit and launching this fork as Blink.
From the techcrunch.com
Martorana is hardly alone in forking over so much money to the tech juggernaut.
From the forbes.com
Let's all concentrate our best efforts on this article instead of forking things.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hyundai is forking out $160 million this year for the launch of the Sonata alone.
From the businessweek.com
He's forking over only about $105 a month for all of the minutes his family needs.
From the businessweek.com
Tengwall's design uses four rings, two coming from each side in a forking fashion.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That's a lot of money to house people, question is why are we forking our so much?
From the guardian.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. ...
