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pronglike

pronglike

6.9
Having long thin points like a fork
  • adjective
  • /ˈprɔŋˌlaɪk/
translation icon : en forma de tenedor
  • Her jewelry featured a pronglike setting that held the gemstones securely in place.

Examples

  • The plant had stiff, pronglike leaves that resembled thorns, deterring hungry animals.

  • Simple, pronglike cusps are lined up in a single row, which foreshadows the long rows of simple, pronglike teeth in most modern odontocetes.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Simple, pronglike cusps are lined up in a single row, which foreshadows the long rows of simple, pronglike teeth in most modern odontocetes.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The fork had a pronglike design that made it easy to pierce through tough food.

Synonyms

pronged
vspronglike
4.5

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

is shaped like a single pointed projection rather than multiple pointed parts
prongy
vspronglike
9.1

Having two or more pointy branches like a fork

is more about a single pointed shape rather than branching forms
forklike
vspronglike
4.4

A thing with parts that split into two or more branches

focuses on one narrow pointed projection not a spreading branched shape

How Pointed

sharp
301 1.0
pointed
1 1.8
pronglike
6.9
rounded
1 2.4
blunt
109 1.0

Surface Forms

pronglike positive

Morphology

pronglike = prong (transparent) = prong + like

The word transparently means 'like a prong,' directly combining the noun with the suffix '-like'.

Etymology

Pronglike is made from the parts prong and -like, where prong is the 'point' or 'sharp part' on a fork and -like means 'similar to'. So pronglike describes something that looks like a point or small spike, which is why we use it for pointed legs, branches, or extensions.