prong

  • 11prong — (prong) a conical projection …

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  • 12prong — ► NOUN 1) each of two or more projecting pointed parts on a fork or other article. 2) each of the separate parts of an attack or operation. ► VERB ▪ pierce or stab with a fork. DERIVATIVES pronged adjective. ORIGIN perhaps related to Low German… …

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  • 13prong — UK [prɒŋ] / US [prɔŋ] noun [countable] Word forms prong : singular prong plural prongs 1) a long sharp point, especially one of the points on a fork 2) any of the separate stages of a plan or activity the second prong of the attack …

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  • 14prong — /prawng, prong/, n. 1. one of the pointed tines of a fork. 2. any pointed, projecting part, as of an antler. 3. a branch of a stream. 4. Jewelry. a tapering metal projection, usually heavier than a claw, rising from the base of a jewelry setting… …

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  • 15prong — [[t]prɒ̱ŋ, AM prɔ͟ːŋ[/t]] prongs 1) N COUNT: usu pl The prongs of something such as a fork are the long, thin pointed parts. Mark the loaf with the prongs of a fork in a criss cross pattern. ...a prong attached to the back of a rider s boot. 2) N …

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  • 16prong — /prɒŋ / (say prong) noun 1. one of the pointed divisions or tines of a fork. 2. any pointed projecting part, as of an antler. 3. Colloquial (taboo) the erect penis. –verb (t) 4. to pierce or stab with a prong. {Middle English prang(e), related to …

  • 17prong —  a fork ; as a hay prong, a muck prong. North …

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  • 18prong — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pronge Date: 15th century 1. fork 2. a tine of a fork 3. a slender pointed or projecting part: as a. a fang of a tooth b. a point of an antler 4. something resembling a prong II …

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  • 19prong — (noun)) 1) a long handled fork with one or two sharp tines used to transfer fish from one place to another (Newfoundland); (verb) 2) the process of using a prong (Newfoundland) …

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  • 20prong — [[t]prɔŋ, prɒŋ[/t]] n. 1) one of the pointed tines of a fork 2) any pointed, projecting part, as of an antler 3) a subdivision; fork 4) to pierce or stab with or as if with a prong • Etymology: 1400–50 late ME pronge, prange pain, affliction,… …

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