Definition of fork

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Fork (v. i.) To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks..

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Sheartail :: Sheartail (n.) Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Thaumastura having a long forked tail.
Fecifork :: Fecifork (n.) The anal fork on which the larvae of certain insects carry their faeces.
Biforked :: Biforked (a.) Bifurcate.
Linstock :: Linstock (n.) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon..
Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) A forked support; a crotch.
Scissorstail :: Scissorstail (n.) A tyrant flycatcher (Milvulus forficatus) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers..
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..
Oarlock :: Oarlock (n.) The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock..
Hayfork :: Hayfork (n.) A fork for pitching and tedding hay.
Furcula :: Furcula (n.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.
Fork-tailed :: Fork-tailed (a.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
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..
Bigeminate :: Bigeminate (a.) Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of each division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a decompound leaf..
Divarication :: Divarication (n.) A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a divergence.
Forficate :: Forficate (a.) Deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds..
Quadrifurcated :: Quadrifurcated (a.) Having four forks, or branches..
Tomopteris :: Tomopteris (n.) A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the order, or suborder, Gymnocopa..
Forked :: Forked (a.) Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting..
Claw :: Claw (n.) Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails..
Fork :: Fork (v. i.) To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks..
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