Definition of fork

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Fork (v. i.) To shoot into blades, as corn..

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Bifurcated :: Bifurcated (a.) Two-pronged; forked.
Forking :: Forking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of For.
Sea Thongs :: Sea thongs () A kind of blackish seaweed (Himanthalia lorea) found on the northern coasts of the Atlantic. It has a thonglike forking process rising from a top-shaped base.
Divaricate :: Divaricate (a.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc..
Rider :: Rider (n.) A small forked weight which straddles the beam of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the weight on a steelyard..
Mandrake :: Mandrake (n.) A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region..
Hairpin :: Hairpin (n.) A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women..
Interrupter :: Interrupter (n.) A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to make and break a circuit at rapidly recurring intervals, by the action of the current itself..
Rowlock :: Rowlock (n.) A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar..
Eelspear :: Eelspear (n.) A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
Forkiness :: Forkiness (n.) The quality or state or dividing in a forklike manner.
Fork :: Fork (v. i.) To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks..
Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) A forked support; a crotch.
Xeme :: Xeme (n.) An Arctic fork-tailed gull (Xema Sabinii).
Y :: Y (n.) Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling in form the letter Y.
Swallow :: Swallow (n.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight..
Furcated :: Furcated (a.) Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs..
Biforked :: Biforked (a.) Bifurcate.
Forked :: Forked (a.) Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
Oarlock :: Oarlock (n.) The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock..
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