fork
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1.0
- noun
- /fɔrk/
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tenedor
- He picked up the fork and spearheaded the pasta onto his plate.
- knife and fork
- spoons and forks
- eat with a fork
Oh, did I did I reach for that fork first or sorry, bro.
- Oh, did I did I reach for that fork first or sorry, bro.
- I held him there, took his eye out with, with a fork and hit it.
- My parents eat holding their knives and forks at the same time, animals.
- No get real metal fork spoons and knives.
Examples
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"You put what in it?" my son asked, his fork halfway to his mouth.
Academic text (2009) -
Eat that with a fork.
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Pick up the fork and try it please.
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Can I get a knife and fork?
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Now take your egg whites and with a clean fork, beat it.
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Got some biscuit spread here and a fork and I'm going to eat it.
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I really love having a family dinner where all you can hear is forks hitting the plates.
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The sound of knives and forks was terribly loud when they touched the plates.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Why don't you eat that?" Sandy said, pointing her fork at the sundae.
Fiction book (1990) -
The chef demonstrated how to stir the sauce using a fork for an even mix.
Compounds
11
3.7
A place where a road divides into two paths or a time to choose between two options
4
4.5
A small metal tool with two prongs that makes a clear sound to help find the right musical note
- Specialized
A fern with thin yellow branches and tiny leaves that grows on trees or the ground in warm forests
How Big
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3
1.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fork comes from the old Latin word furca which meant 'pitchfork' or a tool with prongs. Imagine a small pitchfork for your food: the prongs help you pick up things, which is why a fork is the eating tool we use at the table.