Definition of fork

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Fork (n.) An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything..

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Furcated :: Furcated (a.) Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs..
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..
Pratincole :: Pratincole (n.) Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidae, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail..
Sappho :: Sappho (n.) Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also firetail..
Fork :: Fork (n.) Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at the extremity; as, a tuning fork..
Hayfork :: Hayfork (n.) A fork for pitching and tedding hay.
Guidepost :: Guidepost (n.) A post at the fork of a road, with a guideboard on it, to direct travelers..
Fourche :: Fourche (a.) Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; -- said of an ordinary, especially of a cross..
Fourchette :: Fourchette (n.) The forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed..
Pike :: Pike (n. & v.) A hayfork.
Tined :: Tined (a.) Furnished with tines; as, a three-tined fork..
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..
Albata :: Albata (n.) A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German..
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.
Bifurcation :: Bifurcation (n.) A forking, or division into two branches..
Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) A forked support; a crotch.
Fissilinguia :: Fissilinguia (n. pl.) A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the common lizards..
Two-forked :: Two-forked (a.) Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous..
Forkbeard :: Forkbeard (n.) A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; -- also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard..
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