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fork-like

fork-like

4.4
Shaped like a fork with two or more branches
  • adjective
  • /fɔrk-laɪk/
translation icon : en forma de tenedor
  • The river split into two fork-like branches just before it reached the sea.

Examples

  • The insect's fork-like antennae help it navigate its environment.

  • The geologist pointed to a fork-like crack running through the rock.

  • The tree has fork-like branches that spread out.

  • Look at that fork-like structure in the garden!

  • The tree has fork-like branches that spread out in multiple directions.

  • The river split into two fork-like branches just before it reached the sea.

  • The geologist pointed to a fork-like crack running through the rock.

Synonyms

forked
vsfork-like
1 4.2

Dividing into two or more branches, like a road that splits

is the hyphenated descriptive form used instead of the simple adjective
forklike
vsfork-like
4.4

A thing with parts that split into two or more branches

is the hyphenated form that expresses the same division
forficate
vsfork-like
  • Specialized
9.9

Shaped like a fork with two thin branches

is broader and allows two or more divisions rather than exactly two
bifurcate
vsfork-like
  • Formal
9.0

Split into two parts or branches, like a river

is not limited to exactly two parts and allows more divisions
branched
vsfork-like
3.5

Having parts that split and spread out like a tree

is more about a clear two-way division rather than general outward splitting
prongy
vsfork-like
9.1

Having two or more pointy branches like a fork

is about overall divided shape rather than mainly showing pointed projections
pronged
vsfork-like
4.5

A thing that has thin pointed parts that stick out like the points of a fork

is chiefly about the complete split shape rather than just protruding tips
furcal
vsfork-like
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a forked or branched shape in a body part

is the general descriptive term used beyond anatomical or biological contexts
biramous
vsfork-like
  • Specialized
9.9

A limb or body part that has two separate branches

is the wider shape term not limited to animal limbs or appendages
branchlike
vsfork-like
4.2

Shaped like a long thin part of a tree

is more specific about a clear divided shape rather than general side similarity

How Branched

branched
3.5
forked
1 4.2
fork-like
4.4
divided
3.0

Surface Forms

fork-like positive

Morphology

fork-like = fork (transparent) = fork + like

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-like' meaning 'having the shape or characteristics of', which a B1 learner can apply to 'fork'.

Etymology

Fork-like comes from fork, the tool with two or more prongs, and the ending -like meaning 'similar to'. So fork-like describes something 'shaped like a fork' or 'divided into branches'.