Synonyms for FORK
fɔrkfork

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1. forknoun

   cutlery used for serving and eating food

   Synonyms:
   crotch, forking, ramification, branching

2. branching, ramification, fork, forkingnoun

   the act of branching out or dividing into branches

   Synonyms:
   branch, forking, furcation, fork, leg, crotch, complication, ramification, branching

3. fork, crotchnoun

   the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

   "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"

   Synonyms:
   genital organ, forking, genitalia, private parts, fork, crotch, ramification, privates, genitals, branching

4. forknoun

   an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs

   Synonyms:
   crotch, forking, ramification, branching

5. crotch, forkverb

   the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

   Synonyms:
   genital organ, forking, genitalia, privates, private parts, fork, crotch, ramification, genitals, branching

6. pitchfork, forkverb

   lift with a pitchfork

   "pitchfork hay"

   Synonyms:
   ramify, fork, furcate, separate, pitchfork, branch

7. forkverb

   place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

   Synonyms:
   ramify, furcate, separate, pitchfork, branch

8. branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separateverb

   divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

   "The road forks"

   Synonyms:
   divide, split, pitchfork, separate, sort, come apart, assort, classify, secern, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, part, break, disunite, severalise, break up, fall apart, severalize, secernate, complexify, split up, furcate, fork, distinguish, tell apart, carve up, tell, branch, single out, ramify, discriminate

9. forkverb

   shape like a fork

   "She forked her fingers"

   Synonyms:
   ramify, furcate, separate, pitchfork, branch

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Chess
   • Cutlery
   • Lift
   • Shape
   • Tool

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1. utensil

   it is a utensil

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

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1. forknoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, division, divarication

2. forkverb

   Synonyms:
   branch, divide

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forknoun

   Synonyms:
   fourchette, divarication, branch, crotch, prong, tine, pew, grain

2. forkverb

   Synonyms:
   ramify, branch, divaricate

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1. List of paraphrases for "fork":

   clevis, yoke, forks, range, pitchfork

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1. Jasen Dixon:

   We had a little zombie figure and threw him in the pond and we thought we needed to take a picture of it and post it on my buddy (Dustin Smith’s) Facebook page, he pretended he was camping at East Fork and ran across a body frozen in the ice. We messed with people and everyone was falling for it.

2. Yogi Berra:

   When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

3. Tom Suozzi:

   I support a new Bills stadium, and there was a way to get it built without having the governor forcing hard-working New Yorkers to fork over their tax dollars to help a billionaire donor get even richer.

4. Doug Heye:

   Republicans are coming to a fork in the road -- and the question is -- whether or not they will take it, there are a lot of people who wanted to fight -- all we could do is fight Obama, fight the Democrats nonstop. Or do we have a strategy of not just throwing punches but landing punches?

5. Rachel Blanchard:

   The child gets two confusing messages when a parent tells him which is the right fork to use, and then proceeds to use the wrong one. So does the child who listens to parents bicker and fuss, yet is told to be nice to his brothers and sisters.