pronged

  • 1Pronged — Pronged, a. Having prongs or projections like the tines of a fork; as, a three pronged fork. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2pronged — pronged; mul·ti·pronged; …

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  • 3pronged — [prôŋd] adj. having prongs …

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  • 4-pronged — [[t] prɒŋd, AM prɔːŋd[/t]] COMB in ADJ: ADJ n A two pronged or three pronged attack, plan, or approach has two or three parts. ...a two pronged attack on the recession... The bank has a three pronged strategy for recovery …

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  • 5pronged — adjective Date: 1767 1. having a usually specified number of prongs usually used in combination < a 3 pronged fork > 2. having a usually specified number of parts or approaches < a 2 pronged strategy > …

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  • 6pronged — /prɒŋd/ (say prongd) adjective 1. having prongs, or especially, having a particular number of prongs as in three pronged fork. 2. having a number of lines of approach as in three pronged attack …

  • 7pronged — /prawngd, prongd/, adj. having prongs (often used in combination): a four pronged fork. [1760 70; PRONG + ED3] * * * …

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  • 8pronged — adjective Having (a specified number or type of) prongs three pronged …

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  • 9pronged — prong ► 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&#8230; …

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  • 10pronged — Synonyms and related words: V shaped, Y shaped, acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, arboreal, arborescent, arboriform, barbed, biforked, bifurcate, bifurcated, branched, branching, branchlike, cornuted …

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