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forkA utensil with two or more prongs used for eating or cooking

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A utensil with two or more prongs used for eating or cooking

Pronunciation (IPA): /fɔːrk/

Korean meaning: 음식을 먹거나 요리할 때 사용하는 갈래가 있는 도구, 포크

Korean pronunciation: **포**크

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother always said, 'A gentleman never uses his fork like a shovel.'
  • When we reached the fork in the trail, we had to decide whether to take the easy path or the scenic route.
  • He reluctantly had to fork over $500 for the speeding ticket.

fork

NOUN

//fɔːrk//

A utensil with two or more prongs used for eating or cooking

fork concept
💡 Concept

A person uses a fork to pick up food from their dinner plate

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fork rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Use your fork for the pork, save the cork for the wine!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fɔːrk/
🇬🇧 UK/fɔːk/

🌳Etymology

Rootfork

Origin

라틴어 'furca'(갈래진 막대기, 농기구)에서 유래되었습니다. 고대 로마 시대부터 농업용 도구로 사용되던 갈래진 막대기가 점차 식기로 발전하면서 현재의 포크가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

corkporkworkYork
cork
pork
work
York

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother always said, 'A gentleman never uses his fork like a shovel.'

When we reached the fork in the trail, we had to decide whether to take the easy path or the scenic route.

He reluctantly had to fork over $500 for the speeding ticket.

😄 Fun example

The lightning bolt looked like a giant fork striking the earth.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

utensilimplementtoolcutlery

Antonyms

spoonknife

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