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Meanings of fork in English

Russian
форк
Portuguese
fork
Catalan
fork
Spanish
fork
Wikidata

New program, and line of software development, derived from an existing one.

        Related terms
        форк
        Russian
        вилка
        Portuguese
        garfo
        Catalan
        forquilla
        Spanish
        tenedor
        Wikidata

        Utensil to spear food.

              вилка
              Synonyms
              Examples for "forks"
              Examples for "forks"
              1
              Penny carried knives and forks to the table; Gordon brought the plates.
              Timescape
              2
              The best china was accompanied by some quite good knives and forks.
              The Rebel of the School
              3
              Two, it takes Amazon's Kindle Fire approach and forks Android for Facebook.
              Wired
              4
              Here are some cloths and knives and forks in the dresser drawer.
              A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
              5
              I left where the trail forks; he was to wait a bit.
              Ranching for Sylvia
              Catalan
              ramificació

              The act of branching out or dividing into branches.

                    ramificació
                    Portuguese
                    brotar
                    Catalan
                    ramificar-se

                    Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.

                          Related terms
                          brotar
                          Usage of fork in English
                          1
                          It's still there, right?' said Artyom, pointing his fork at the ceiling.
                          Metro 2033
                          2
                          However, the state still has to fork out R2-billion for the airline.
                          The South African
                          3
                          I drop my fork to my plate, avoiding a possible food fight.
                          Deadly little secret
                          4
                          The left fork would almost certainly lead him on a wild-goose chase.
                          Tough customer: a novel
                          5
                          Americans are clearly prepared to fork out large sums for their pleasures.
                          The Lost Continent
                          6
                          He put down his fork and reached and held her free hand.
                          Stash
                          7
                          The omission was denoted by the swallow fork in the left ear.
                          Ma Pettengill
                          8
                          He picked up his fork, dug with great attention into the food.
                          The lost recipe for happiness
                          9
                          Tyler set down his fork, watching and waiting without saying another word.
                          Day by day
                          10
                          The fork shook in her fingers and then dropped upon the plate.
                          Jane Cable
                          11
                          Take the left road at the fork: it leads to the river.
                          Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia
                          12
                          The Indian information also argued strongly in favour of the South fork.
                          The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
                          13
                          In the end, you really just need the spoon and the fork.
                          Wired
                          14
                          The fork is now in position to conform to the conditions required.
                          Watch and Clock Escapements / A Complete Study in Theory and Pra...
                          15
                          There was a little shoulder right above the fork in the trail.
                          Cat and Mouse
                          16
                          At a second fork in the corridor, she hesitated before turning left.
                          The spurned viscountess
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                          Translations for fork
                          Fork through the time
                          Fork across language varieties
                          South Africa
                          Common
                          Australia
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
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