All pronged synonyms
pronged
P p adj pronged
- furcate — forked; branching.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- acuate — to sharpen
- forked — having a fork or fork-like branches.
- divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- horned — made of horn.
- apical — of, at, or being the apex
- bifid — divided into two lobes by a median cleft
- acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- dichotomous — divided or dividing into two parts.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- knife-edged — having a thin, sharp edge.
- lancinating — to stab or pierce.
noun pronged
adjective pronged
- honed — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- arrowlike — resembling an arrow
- cleft — A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- whetted — to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- needlelike — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- edged — having an edge or edges (often used in combination): dull-edged; a two-edged sword.
- furcated — Forked or branched.
- knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
verb pronged
- jag — a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree; binge: a crying jag; a talking jag.