forking

Speech parts

1. forking - Noun

2. forking - Verb

Meaning

of Fork

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fork branching ramification furcation pitchfork separate division ramus split branch divide divergence subdivision branched complication
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Antonyms

group party focus join link bond
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Hypernyms

division angularity angular shape

Hyponyms

bifurcation fibrillation divarication trifurcation

Phrases with the word

forking out forking over forking up garden of forking paths

Examples

I leave to the various futures (not to all) my garden of forking paths. Jorge Luis Borges

After the construction of the city wall, the Sacred Way and a forking street known as the Street of the Tombs again became lined with imposing sepulchral monuments belonging to the families of rich Athenians, dating to before the late 4th century BC. Source: Internet

Half-holing, forking, and shading The lowest chromatic scale degrees – a semitone and a minor third above the lowest note – are played by covering only a part of a hole, a technique known as "half-holing." Source: Internet

The attacking piece is called the forking piece; the pieces attacked are said to be forked. Source: Internet

If a player wants to force an exchange of queens, forking the opposing queen and king (or an undefended piece) with a protected queen can be useful. Source: Internet

As we all know, the real issue in this deal is which city is best positioned to bamboozle and bully its citizenry into forking over untold billions to one of the world's richest companies. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

forkhead forkhead box protein forkiness forking out forking over forking up