Prong

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A thin, pointed, projecting part: a pitchfork with four prongs.
  • n. A branch; a fork: the two prongs of a river.
  • v. To pierce with or as if with a thin, pointed, projecting part.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A thin, pointed, projecting part.
  • n. A branch; a fork.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sharp-pointed instrument.
  • n. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument.
  • n.
  • n. A sharp projection, as of an antler.
  • n. The fang of a tooth.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A pang.
  • n. A sharp point or a pointed instrument; especially, one of several points which together make up a larger object: as, the prong of a fork; the prong of a deer's antler.
  • n. A hay-fork.
  • n. A fork or branch of a stream or inlet.
  • n. A prawn (?).
  • To stab with or as with a fork.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a pointed projection
  • Verb Form
    pronged    pronging    prongs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    projection   
    Cross Reference
    tine    tooth   
    Hyponym
    tine   
    Form
    pronghorn   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    point    branch   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Guangdong    Hmong    Jong    Kong    Long    Pong    Song    Vietcong    along    belong   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    prongs    tine