unforked
adjective
uk/ˌʌnˈfɔːkt/us/ˌʌnˈfɔːrkt/notforked(= with one enddividedinto twoparts):
A hummingbird'stonguehas aforkedtipthatpicksup morenectarthan an unforkedtonguewould.
A few of thetreeshadmainstemsthatforked, but most had unforkedstems.
Opposite
forked
to speak (sth) with an unforked tongue
tospeakhonestlyanddirectly:
I willspeakto him with astraight, unforkedtongue.
Shesimplyspeaksthesimpletruthwith an unforkedtongue.
- Thelizarddiffersfromsnakesin having an unforkedtongue.
- Themainveinof theleafis unforked.
- He oberved thattreesgrowingincoolerplacesdevelopedstraight, unforkedtrunks.
Separating and dividing
- apheresis
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- clove
- dissociate
- dissociateyourselffromsomething
- dissociation
- disunite
- disunity
- fracture
- hive
- parcel
- polarize
- polarized
- polarizer
- prophase
- pull
- unravel
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