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Forks Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Noun
1

plural of fork

"The table setting included two forks and three spoons."

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fork

"She forks the vegetables onto her plate."

In plain English: To fork means to split into two separate paths or directions, much like a road dividing so you have to choose which way to go next.

"She forks over her share of the bill without hesitation."

Example Sentences
"She forks over her share of the bill without hesitation." verb
"He decided to fork some money from his savings account for the trip." verb
"The chef quickly forked the potatoes onto the serving platter." verb
"She asked me to fork out the bill immediately since I was leaving town." verb
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Rhyming Words
arks irks barks yorks firks dirks borks lorks corks lurks turks birks jerks perks works darks harks parks merks berks
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