Forked

  • 1Forked — Forked, a. 1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. [1913 Webster] A serpent seen, with forked tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2forked — [ fɔrkt ] adjective divided into two separate parts in a Y shape: a snake s forked tongue a forked tail/branch …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3forked — [fôrkt] adj. 1. having a fork or forks; divided into branches; cleft [forked lightning] 2. having prongs: often in hyphenated compounds [five forked]: Also forky, forkier, forkiest …

    English World dictionary

  • 4forked — [fo:kt US fo:rkt] adj having one end divided into two or more parts ▪ Snakes have forked tongues …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5forked — [adj] going separate ways angled, bifid, bifurcate, bifurcated, branched, branching, dichotomous, dichotonic, divaricate, divided, furcate, furcated, pronged, split, tined, tridented, zigzag; concepts 485,581 Ant. joined, unbranched …

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  • 6forked — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a divided or pronged end …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7forked — adjective Date: 13th century 1. resembling a fork especially in having one end divided into two or more branches or points < forked lightning > 2. shaped like a fork or having a forked part < a forked road > …

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  • 8forked — bi·forked; forked; un·forked; …

    English syllables

  • 9forked — 1. adjective That splits into two or more directions, or parts. Its a forked road. Turn left at the fork. See Also: fork 2. verb To split into two or more directions. The road forked …

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  • 10forked — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)kt[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Something that divides into two parts and forms a Y shape can be described as forked. Jaegers are swift black birds with long forked tails …

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