fork-like

fɔrk-laɪk

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Definition of fork-like - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

appearanceresembling a fork with two or more branches

The tree had a fork-like structure.
The sculpture had a fork-like design, intriguing visitors.
Her hair was styled in a fork-like manner for the event.

bifurcated

branching

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be fork-like

resemble a fork in shape

The tree branches be fork-like, spreading in different directions.

Origin of fork-like

English, fork (utensil) + like (similar to)

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prong

stabbing action

pierce or stab with a fork-like object

bifurcate

adj.

two branches

split into two parts or shaped like a fork

forficate

adj.

fork-shaped

shaped like or resembling a fork

forficate

adj.

zoology

deeply divided into two parts like a fork

furcate

adj.

forked shape

having branches or divisions like a fork

prongy

adj.

shape

having pointed or divided extensions like prongs or a fork

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French:en forme de fourche, ...
German:gabelartig, ...
Italian:ramificato, ...
Spanish:ramificado, ...
Portuguese:semelhante a um garfo, ...
Chinese:叉状, ...
Japanese:フォークのような, ...
Arabic:مُتَشَعِّب كَالشَّوْكَة, ...
Hebrew:מַזְלֵגִי, ...
Russian:вилкообразный, ...
Ukrainian:вилкоподібний, ...
Hindi:कांटेदार, ...
Bengali:কাঁটাচামচ সদৃশ, ...
Catalan:bifurcat, ...
Czech:vidlicovitý, ...
Danish:gaffellignende, ...
Dutch:vorkachtig, ...
Greek:πιρουνόμορφος, ...
Hungarian:villás, ...
Khmer:មានរាងដូចសម, ...
Korean:포크처럼 생긴, ...
Persian:چنگال‌مانند, ...
Polish:widełkowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):bifurcado, ...
Romanian:bifurcat, ...
Swedish:gaffelliknande, ...
Thai:คล้ายส้อม, ...
Turkish:çatal benzeri, ...
Vietnamese:giống như cái nĩa, ...

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