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Synonyms for fork

Grammar : Verb
Spell : fawrk
Phonetic Transcription : fɔrk

Définition of fork

Origin :
  • Old English forca "forked instrument used by torturers," a Germanic borrowing (cf. Old Norse forkr) from Latin furca "pitchfork; fork used in cooking," of uncertain origin.
  • Table forks were not generally used in England until 15c. The word is first attested in this sense in English in a will of 1463, probably from Old North French forque (Old French furche, Modern French fourche), from the Latin word. Of rivers, from 1753; of roads, from 1839.
  • verb go separate ways
Example sentences :
  • The morning of the 24th we reached the Loup fork of the Platte.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • But he didn't pay the postage on his own letter, so that I had to fork out double.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • It was only when coming back, carving knife and fork in hand, that she spoke again.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Turn them frequently with a pair of steak-tongs, or with a knife and fork.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Probe it with a fork, and do not take it up till it is tender throughout.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Try them with a fork, and see that they are done all through; they will take at least an hour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Prick them with a fork, and crimp or scollop the edges neatly.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • This was the fork in the trail, but he had no means of knowing it.
  • Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
  • I hope you have brought your appetite with you, and intend to play a good knife and fork?'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Mrs. Jenkins accommodated him with a plate and knife and fork, and with some more muffins.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Antonyms for fork

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