fork 音标拼音: [f'ɔrk]
n . 叉,耙,叉形物;餐叉;分岔,岔口
vi . 分歧,分叉
vt . 叉,叉起,耙
叉,耙,叉形物;餐叉;分岔,岔口分歧,分叉叉,叉起,耙
fork 叉路
fork 叉 叉路
fork n 1 :
cutlery used for serving and eating food 2 :
the act of branching out or dividing into branches [
synonym :
{
branching }, {
ramification }, {
fork }, {
forking }]
3 :
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches ; "
they took the south fork "; "
he climbed into the crotch of a tree " [
synonym : {
fork }, {
crotch }]
4 :
an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging ;
has a handle and metal prongs 5 :
the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk [
synonym : {
crotch }, {
fork }]
v 1 :
lift with a pitchfork ; "
pitchfork hay " [
synonym : {
pitchfork },
{
fork }]
2 :
place under attack with one '
s own pieces ,
of two enemy pieces 3 :
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork ; "
The road forks " [
synonym : {
branch }, {
ramify }, {
fork }, {
furcate },
{
separate }]
4 :
shape like a fork ; "
She forked her fingers "
Fork \
Fork \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Forked };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Forking }.]
1 .
To shoot into blades ,
as corn .
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The corn beginneth to fork . --
Mortimer .
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2 .
To divide into two or more branches ;
as ,
a road ,
a tree ,
or a stream forks .
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Fork \
Fork \,
v .
t .
To raise ,
or pitch with a fork ,
as hay ;
to dig or turn over with a fork ,
as the soil .
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Forking the sheaves on the high -
laden cart . --
Prof .
Wilson .
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{
To fork over } {
To fork out },
to hand or pay over ,
as money ;
to {
cough up }. [
Slang ] --
G .
Eliot .
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Fork \
Fork \ (
f [^
o ]
rk ),
n . [
AS .
forc ,
fr .
L .
furca .
Cf .
{
Fourch ['
e ]}, {
Furcate }.]
1 .
An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines ,
which are usually of metal ,
parallel and slightly curved ; --
used for piercing ,
holding ,
taking up ,
or pitching anything .
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2 .
Anything furcate or like a fork in shape ,
or furcate at the extremity ;
as ,
a tuning fork .
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3 .
One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided ;
a prong ;
a branch of a stream ,
a road ,
etc .;
a barbed point ,
as of an arrow .
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Let it fall . . .
though the fork invade The region of my heart . --
Shak .
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A thunderbolt with three forks . --
Addison .
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4 .
The place where a division or a union occurs ;
the angle or opening between two branches or limbs ;
as ,
the fork of a river ,
a tree ,
or a road .
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5 .
The gibbet . [
Obs .] --
Bp .
Butler .
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{
Fork beam } (
Shipbuilding ),
a half beam to support a deck ,
where hatchways occur .
{
Fork chuck } (
Wood Turning ),
a lathe center having two prongs for driving the work .
{
Fork head }.
(
a )
The barbed head of an arrow .
(
b )
The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle joint .
{
In fork }. (
Mining )
A mine is said to be in fork ,
or an engine to "
have the water in fork ,"
when all the water is drawn out of the mine . --
Ure .
{
The forks of a river }
or {
The forks of a road },
the branches into which it divides ,
or which come together to form it ;
the place where separation or union takes place .
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Bracket \
Brack "
et \,
n . [
Cf .
OF .
braguette codpiece ,
F .
brayette ,
Sp .
bragueta ,
also a projecting mold in architecture ;
dim .
fr .
L .
bracae breeches ;
cf .
also ,
OF .
bracon beam ,
prop ,
support ;
of unknown origin .
Cf . {
Breeches }.]
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1 . (
Arch .)
An architectural member ,
plain or ornamental ,
projecting from a wall or pier ,
to support weight falling outside of the same ;
also ,
a decorative feature seeming to discharge such an office .
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Note :
This is the more general word .
See {
Brace },
{
Cantalever }, {
Console }, {
Corbel }, {
Strut }.
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2 . (
Engin . &
Mech .)
A piece or combination of pieces ,
usually triangular in general shape ,
projecting from ,
or fastened to ,
a wall ,
or other surface ,
to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles .
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3 . (
Naut .)
A shot ,
crooked timber ,
resembling a knee ,
used as a support .
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4 . (
Mil .)
The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage .
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5 . (
Print .)
One of two characters [],
used to inclose a reference ,
explanation ,
or note ,
or a part to be excluded from a sentence ,
to indicate an interpolation ,
to rectify a mistake ,
or to supply an omission ,
and for certain other purposes ; --
called also {
crotchet }.
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6 .
A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall ,
column ,
or the like .
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7 . (
Gunnery )
A figure determined by firing a projectile beyond a target and another short of it ,
as a basis for ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece ; --
only used in the phrase ,
to establish a bracket .
After the bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate elevations until the exact range is obtained .
In the United States navy it is called {
fork }.
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Webster 1913 Suppl .]
{
Bracket light },
a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall ,
column ,
etc .
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162 Moby Thesaurus words for "
fork ":
L ,
V ,
affluent ,
angle ,
angle off ,
apex ,
bail ,
bayou ,
bend ,
bifurcate ,
bifurcation ,
bight ,
billabong ,
bine ,
bisect ,
bough ,
bowl ,
branch ,
branch out ,
branchedness ,
branchiness ,
bucket ,
burgeon ,
by two ,
cant ,
cast ,
catapult ,
chevron ,
chuck ,
chunk ,
cleave ,
coin ,
confluent ,
confluent stream ,
corner ,
crank ,
crook ,
crotch ,
crotchet ,
crutch ,
cup ,
cut in two ,
cutlery ,
dart ,
dash ,
deadwood ,
decant ,
deflection ,
delta ,
dendritic drainage pattern ,
dichotomize ,
dimidiate ,
dining utensils ,
dip ,
dish ,
dish out ,
dish up ,
divaricate ,
divide ,
dogleg ,
effluent ,
elbow ,
ell ,
fan ,
feeder ,
fire ,
fission ,
flagellum ,
flat silver ,
flatware ,
fling ,
flip ,
forks ,
frond ,
furcate ,
furcation ,
furcula ,
furculum ,
groin ,
halve ,
heave ,
hollow ware ,
hook ,
hurl ,
hurtle ,
in half ,
inflection ,
inguen ,
jerk ,
knee ,
knives ,
ladle ,
lance ,
launch ,
let fly ,
limb ,
lob ,
nook ,
offshoot ,
pass ,
peg ,
pelt ,
pitch ,
pitchfork ,
point ,
pour ,
prong ,
put ,
put the shot ,
quoin ,
ramage ,
ramification ,
ramify ,
runner ,
sarment ,
scion ,
scoop ,
serve ,
shoot ,
shovel ,
shy ,
silver ,
silver plate ,
silverware ,
sling ,
slip ,
snap ,
spade ,
spear ,
split in two ,
spoon ,
spoons ,
spray ,
sprig ,
sprit ,
sprout ,
stainless -
steel ware ,
stem ,
stolon ,
subdivide ,
sucker ,
swerve ,
switch ,
tablespoon ,
tableware ,
teaspoon ,
tendril ,
thallus ,
throw ,
tilt ,
toss ,
transect ,
tributary ,
trident ,
trifurcate ,
twig ,
veer ,
vertex ,
wishbone ,
zag ,
zig ,
zigzag
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