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| bisect |
to split in two directions, as a path or road; fork. [1/3 definitions] |
| fork |
to pierce, dig, lift, or carry with a fork. [2/6 definitions] |
| forked |
having, marked by, or resembling a fork. [1/2 definitions] |
| hayfork |
a long-handled fork for moving hay; pitchfork. [1/2 definitions] |
| lake trout |
a large gray fork-tailed trout found in the Great Lakes and other lakes of the northern United States and Canada. |
| pitchfork |
a long, sharp, fork-shaped tool for moving hay, straw, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| prong |
a thin, sharply pointed part of a tool, such as a fork tine. [1/3 definitions] |
| runcible spoon |
a spoonlike fork having two straight tines and a third curved tine, used to serve pickles, hors d'oeuvres, or the like. |
| tine |
one prong in a set, as on a fork. |
| tonometer |
an instrument that measures a sound's pitch, esp. a tuning fork or a set of tuning forks. [1/3 definitions] |
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