Meaning & use

fork

noun·Everyday

A utensil with prongs used for lifting food, or a point where a road divides.

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She set a fork and knife beside each plate before dinner.

Turn left at the fork in the road to reach the farmhouse.

A note on using this word

As a verb, to fork can mean to divide into branches, as in the trail forks near the old bridge.

Words with a similar meaning

prongjunction

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