fork
31fork — [[t]fɔrk[/t]] n. 1) agr. an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., esp. an implement for handling food 2) something resembling this in form 3) bot a division into branches 4) the point or part at which a thing …
32fork — I. noun Etymology: Middle English forke, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English forca & Anglo French furke, from Latin furca Date: before 12th century 1. an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating),… …
33fork — n. pronged device 1) a tuning fork division into branches 2) at a fork in the road implement for eating 3) a dinner; salad fork * * * [fɔːk] salad fork [ division into branches ] at a fork in the road [ implement for eating ] a dinner [ pronged… …
34fork — {{11}}fork (n.) O.E. forca forked instrument used by torturers, a Germanic borrowing (Cf. O.N. forkr) from L. furca pitchfork; fork used in cooking, of uncertain origin. Table forks were not generally used in England until 15c. The word is first… …
35fork — 1. A pronged instrument used for holding or lifting. 2. An instrument resembling a f. in that it has tines or prongs. bite f. SYN: face bow f.. face bow f. that part of the face bow assemblage used to attach the maxillary trial base to the face… …
36fork — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. bifurcate, diverge, separate, branch off. See disjunction, angularity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A furcated implement] Syn. table fork, hay fork, pitchfork, manure fork, trident, prong, spear, scepter …
37fork — [OE] Fork comes from Latin furca, a word of unknown origin which denoted ‘two pronged fork or stake’. It provided most of the Romance and Celtic languages with their terms for ‘fork’, as well as English (French fourche, for instance, Italian… …
38fork — fÉ”rk /fÉ”Ëk n. eating utensil with two or more prongs; pitchfork or other agricultural tool with prongs; road junction; branching out; spoke, cog; tuning fork v. branch out, split, separate, divide; make into the shape of a fork; pierce or lift …
39fork — noun 1》 a pronged implement used for lifting or holding food. ↘a pronged farm or garden tool used for digging or lifting. 2》 the point where something, especially a road or (N. Amer.) river, divides into two parts. ↘either of two such… …
40fork — [OE] Fork comes from Latin furca, a word of unknown origin which denoted ‘two pronged fork or stake’. It provided most of the Romance and Celtic languages with their terms for ‘fork’, as well as English (French fourche, for instance, Italian… …
