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forks

forks is the plural of fork.

forks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fork.

Meaning of fork

Noun

fork (plural forks)

  1. A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting, or for serving food.
  2. Any of several types of pronged tools for use on farms, in fields, or in the garden or lawn, such as a smaller hand fork for weeding or a larger one for turning over the soil.
  3. Such a pronged tool having a long straight handle, generally for two-handed use, as used for digging, lifting, mucking, pitching, etc.
  4. A tuning fork.
  5. (physical, by abstraction) An intersection in a road or path where one road is split into two.
  6. (figuratively, by abstraction) A decision point.

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Phrases with forks

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Questions about forks

What is forks the plural of?
Forks is the plural of fork.

Words near forks in the dictionary

  1. forkman
  2. forkmen
  3. Forkner
  4. Forkners
  5. forkolin
  6. forks
  7. forks in the road
  8. forks off
  9. forks out
  10. forks over
  11. forksful

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