The Clue
Part of a river (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FORK
Tags
Notes
The answer FORK is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
FORK as a noun:
1. cutlery used for serving and eating food
2. (branching, ramification, fork, forking) = the act of branching out or dividing into branches
3. (fork, crotch) = the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
4. an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
5. (crotch, fork) = the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
FORK as a verb:
1. (pitchfork, fork) = lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay"
2. place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
3. (branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate) = divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
4. shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"