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Forked

see synonyms of forked

Adjective

1. bifurcate, biramous, branched, forficate, fork-like, forked, pronged, prongy

resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

Example Sentences:
'the biramous appendages of an arthropod'
'long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects'
'a forked river'
'a forked tail'
'forked lightning'
'horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots'

2. double, forked

having two meanings with intent to deceive

Example Sentences:
'a sly double meaning'
'spoke with forked tongue'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Forked

see synonyms of forked
adjective
1. 
a. 
having a fork or forklike parts
b. 
(in combination)
two-forked
2. 
having sharp angles; zigzag
3. 
insincere or equivocal (esp in the phrase forked tongue)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Forked

see synonyms of forked
adjective
1. 
having a fork or forks; divided into branches; cleft
forked lightning
2. 
having prongs
often in hyphenated compounds
five-forked

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Forked

see synonyms of forked
adj.
1. Having a fork; bifurcate: a forked river.
2. Shaped like or similar to a fork: forked lightning; a forked tail.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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