English noun: fork |
1. | fork (artifact) cutlery used for serving and eating food |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cutlery, eating utensil |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | carving fork, salad fork, tablefork, toasting fork |
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| Part holonym | prong, tine |
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2. | fork (act) the act of branching out or dividing into branches |
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| Synonyms | branching, forking, ramification |
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| Broader (hypernym) | division |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bifurcation, divarication, fibrillation, trifurcation |
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3. | fork (shape) the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches |
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| Samples | They took the south fork. He climbed into the crotch of a tree.
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| Synonyms | crotch |
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| Broader (hypernym) | branch, leg, ramification |
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4. | fork (artifact) an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tool |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | hayfork |
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| Part holonym | prong |
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5. | fork (body) the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk |
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| Synonyms | crotch |
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| Broader (hypernym) | angle |
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| Part meronym | body, organic structure, physical structure |
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