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forkful

forkful noun: the amount that a fork will hold.

Noun

forkful (plural forkfuls or forksful)

  1. The amount that a fork will hold.
    • He uncovered the fragrant eggs and b., and I pronged a moody forkful.1926 December, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “Jeeves and the Impending Doom”, in Very Good, Jeeves!, London: Herbert Jenkins Limited […], published 20 June 1930, →OCLC, page 15

Forms of forkful

pluralforkfuls
pluralforksful

Origin of forkful

From fork + -ful.

Questions about forkful

What does forkful mean?
Forkful means the amount that a fork will hold.
What part of speech is forkful?
Forkful is a noun.
What is the plural of forkful?
The plural of forkful is forkfuls.

Words near forkful in the dictionary

  1. forkedness
  2. forken
  3. forkend
  4. forker
  5. forkers
  6. forkful
  7. forkfuls
  8. forkhead
  9. forkheads
  10. forkier
  11. forkiest

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