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- [fawrk]
- /fɔrk/
- /fɔːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrk]
- /fɔrk/
Definitions of fork word
- noun fork an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools. 1
- noun fork something resembling or suggesting this in form. 1
- noun fork tuning fork. 1
- noun fork Machinery. yoke1 (def 9). 1
- noun fork a division into branches. 1
- noun fork the point or part at which a thing, as a river or a road, divides into branches: Bear left at the fork in the road. 1
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Origin of fork
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English forke, Old English forca < Latin furca fork, gallows, yoke
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fork
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fork popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fork usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fork
verb fork
- bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
- angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- diverge — to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
noun fork
- divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
- junction — an act of joining; combining.
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- cleft — A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
Antonyms for fork
verb fork
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- merge — to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
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