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- pronunciation:
- fork
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A fork is a tool we use to pick up or hold things. Most often we use it when we eat to pick up food. A fork has sharp points at one end and a handle on the other.
My grandma uses a fork to eat fried chicken, but my brother and I just use our fingers.
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| definition 2: |
When you come to a fork in a road or river, you come to a place where the road or river divides into two, or sometimes more. One of these new roads or rivers is also called a fork.
My uncle's cabin is on a small fork of the river.When you get to the fork in the road, take the fork on your left. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
forks, forking, forked |
| definition: |
When a river or road forks, it divides into one or more branches or parts.
The river forks about a mile from here.- similar words:
- divide
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| related words: |
separate, split |
| derivation: |
forklike (adj.) |
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