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Meaning of "forky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORKY

forky  [ˈfɔːkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FORKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forky in the English dictionary

The definition of forky in the dictionary is forked.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORKY


balky
ˈbɔːkɪ
baulky
ˈbɔːkɪ
chalky
ˈtʃɔːkɪ
dorky
ˈdɔːkɪ
gawky
ˈɡɔːkɪ
Gorky
ˈɡɔːkɪ
hawkey
ˈhɔːkɪ
hawkie
ˈhɔːkɪ
horkey
ˈhɔːkɪ
mawky
ˈmɔːkɪ
pawky
ˈpɔːkɪ
porky
ˈpɔːkɪ
squawky
ˈskwɔːkɪ
stalky
ˈstɔːkɪ
talkie
ˈtɔːkɪ
talky
ˈtɔːkɪ
walkie-talkie
ˌwɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪ
walky-talky
ˌwɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪ
yorkie
ˈjɔːkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORKY

fork
fork out
fork-lift truck
forkball
forked
forked lightning
forkedly
forkedness
forker
forkful
forkhead
forkiness
forkless
forklift
forklike
forktail
forlana
forlese
forlorn
forlorn hope

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORKY

autarky
barky
darky
jerky
kerky
larky
malarky
mirky
murky
narky
parky
perky
quirky
sarky
smirky
snarky
sparky

Synonyms and antonyms of forky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «forky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORKY

Find out the translation of forky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

的forky
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Forky
570 millions of speakers

English

forky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

forky
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

forky
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

forky
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

forky
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Forky
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Forky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

forky
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

forky
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

forky
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

forky
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

forky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काटाळत आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

forky
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Forky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

forky
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

forky
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forky
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

forky
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

forky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

forky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forky

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORKY»

The term «forky» is normally little used and occupies the 129.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of forky
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORKY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forky» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forky» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forky

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORKY»

Discover the use of forky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Swampers: A Romance of the Westralian Goldfields
Forky Ben, Coolgardie Joseph and myself; we never quarrelled, and we always worked for the common end. The making of money enough to get home and enjoy ourselves—for, after all, England is the place for Englishmen. The story of ...
Hume Nisbet, 1897
2
Flügel's Complete Dictionary of the German and English ...
T. piece of iron of an anvil, on wliich the forks are forged ; — |(I)»anj/ m. forky tail, double tail ; chztodon forky-tailed ; — jtange, /. forked pole ; — jtiel/ B. handle of a fork ; — jrficf/ n. T. forky piece of timber, bracket ; Gun. T. piece of cannon lying ...
Felix Flügel, C. A. Feiling, A. Heimann, 1843
3
Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman: An East Tennessee Old-time Music ...
Charlie Bowman and His Brothers recorded two more songs for Frank Walker: " Moonshiner and His Money" and "Forky Dear." The first song was a comedy routine with dialogue between Charlie and Frank Wilson, a good friend of the Bowman ...
Bob L. Cox, 2007
4
Outerbridge Reach
The poetically-eyed young man was called Forky Enright, from a nasty incident at a New Jersey picnic. They were with an out-of-town local. "Open it, you fuck," Donny Shacks said to Strickland. Forky seized the logs from under his arm.
Robert Stone, 2014
5
Flugel's Complete Dictionary of the German and English Languages
T. piece of iron of an anvil, on which the forks are forged ; — liluMtiv m. forky tail, double tail; cheetodon forky-tailed ; — flange/ /. forked pole ; — (lid/ ai. handle of a fork ; • — jtfictf n. T. forky piece of timber, bracket ; Gun. T. piece of cannon lying  ...
C. A. Feiling, A. Heimann, 1843
6
A Dictionary of North East Dialect
forky-tail see earwig fornenst in front of, opposite and facing "Borders or Frontiery (s)... of England foreanenst Scotland" Raine MS 1542; "fore- anent, fore-anens - over against, opposite to, in front of" Atkinson Cleve 1868; 'right in front' Heslop ...
Bill Griffiths, 2005
7
Book of English epithets, literal and figurative: with ...
Forky . Glib. Glittering , Glorious Golden . Greedy Haggard Hallowed . for speed, he used to imitate The darting lightning - Follow through the night the moving moon, Or catch the dazzling lightnings. send a deadly lightning to his heart.
James Jermyn, 1840
8
Dictionary of Alaska Place Names
Forky Creek: stream, on Iniskin Penin., flows SE 1.3 mi. to Fitz Creek, 3.5 mi. S of Chinitna Bay, Aleutian Ra.; 59°46'20" N, 153°12'30" W;BGN1947; (map 51). Local descriptive name reported by USGS in 1947. Form Lake: lake, 450 ft. long,  ...
Donald J. Orth, 1967
9
Moon Tanning
Forky was purring now. The heavy lid got closed up, creaking as she went, but the sound was not minded. The steel chain was thrust back through the welded- on rungs, and the combination lock, sticky from being in the open weather its whole ...
Gwynn Davies, 2012
10
Geological Survey Professional Paper
A. A. Baker, 1921. A. A. Baker, 1921. A. A. Baker, 1921. A. A. Baker, 1921. Helmuth Wedow, 1944. Iniskin Peninsula. Right side of Fitz Creek about 900 ft downstream from the mouth of Forky Creek and 2.16 miles N. 86° E. of Tonnie Peak.
‎1964

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forky is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MULLET OVER BY JAMES K. WHITE | JUNE 24, 2015
As elite colonial Americans obtained wealth, they also wanted forky prestige. Privileged hosts in America proudly presented a diner with as ... «Sonoran News, Jun 15»
2
Cusack smiles her way to the top
He used to pick up a forky stick and took a few swings at some cow manure while he walked behind a mob of sheep. Sophie said, “I played with ... «Golf Australia, Jun 15»
3
RockGuardZ Evo2Stealth budget mudguards announced
You can get them in a wide variety of Forky flavours – Fox, RockShox and BOS are all catered for, and they'll set you back £25. More details ... «Singletrack, May 15»
4
Kid-friendly space for victims of abuse in Worcester receives …
Dr. Heather Forky, the Chief of the Child Protection program at UMass that has partnered with the center, said their child friendly space makes ... «MassLive.com, Apr 15»
5
The global south has free trade to thank for its obesity and diabetes …
Obesity was a growing problem in urban areas especially for the same reasons it is here (UK), too much forky, not enough walky. There was ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
6
Water diviner strikes 'liquid gold' during drought on central …
Our dowsing rods are just a bit of fencing wire turned into an 'L' shape; some people use a green, forky stick, you just find what works for you. «ABC Online, Dec 14»
7
Here are some tips to make tasty venison recipes
A fine 12-point, maybe a fat forky, or a sleek doe; it doesn't matter because you're now smiling into a freezer loaded with tasty venison. «Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, Dec 14»
8
National Sausage Week: Get a Porky on your forky
Porky Whites, an award-winning sausage company in Old Woking, has been celebrating the British banger during National Sausage Week. «Get Surrey, Nov 14»
9
Cannon and Ball blast into Robin Hood comedy
... Victoria Theatre in Woking. Woking Christmas lights are magical spectacle at switch-on · National Sausage Week: Get a Porky on your forky ... «Get Surrey, Oct 14»
10
How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex?
... my fancy (which isn't an extensive list of people but hypothetically speaking) I'll risk a pitch-forky village slut-shaming parade. If I wait until 'the ... «Huffington Post UK, Sep 14»

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