Meanings
adjective
alternative obsolete forkt
- That splits into two or more directions, or parts.
A baidarka has a forked bow.
1 more example
It's a forked road. Turn left at the fork.
- Having forks (parts into which anything is furcated or divided).
A three-forked trident.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
adjectiveresembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
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Translations
Ancient Greek δίκροος, σχιστός
- δίκροος (díkroos)that splits
- σχιστός (skhistós)that splits
Bulgarian разклонен, чаталест
- разклонен (razklonen)that splits
- чаталест (čatalest)that splits
Czech rozeklaný, rozdvojený
- rozeklanýthat splits
- rozdvojenýthat splits
- vidlicovitýthat splits
- rozvětvenýthat splits
Finnish haarautuva, halkipäinen
- haarautuvathat splits
- halkipäinenthat splits
Irish glacach
- glacachthat splits
Italian biforcuto
- biforcutothat splits
Latin bifidus
- bifidusthat splits
Māori tokorera, tokomanga
- tokorerathat splits
- tokomangathat splits
Polish rozwidlony
- rozwidlonythat splits
Punjabi ਦੁਸਾਂਘੜ
- ਦੁਸਾਂਘੜ (dusāṅghaṛ)that splits
Welsh fforchog
- fforchogthat splits
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with forked
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APA
forked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forked
MLA
“forked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forked. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forked,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forked.
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