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Chess piece attacking two or more pieces simultaneously
In chess, a fork is a tactic in which a piece attacks multiple enemy pieces simultaneously. The attacker usually aims to capture one of the forked pieces
Fork_(chess)
The glossary of chess explains commonly used terms in chess, in alphabetical order. Some of these terms have their own pages, like fork and pin. For a
Glossary_of_chess
Chess piece
The bishop (♗, ♝) is a piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along diagonals without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the
Bishop_(chess)
Concrete sequence of chess moves leading to an advantage
include forks, skewers, batteries, discovered attacks, undermining, overloading, deflection, pins, and interference. The Encyclopedia of Chess Middlegames
Chess_tactic
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fork, forked, or forking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fork is a utensil for eating and cooking. Fork may also refer to: Fork (road),
Fork_(disambiguation)
Free and open-source chess engine
open-source chess engine, available for various desktop and mobile platforms. It can be used in chess software through the Universal Chess Interface. Stockfish
Stockfish_(chess)
Chess position where the King is attacked
only by moving the king. Sometimes a given check is part of a chess tactic such as a fork, a skewer, or a discovered attack on another piece. In some cases
Check_(chess)
Traditional board game for two players
Chess is a board game for two players, played on a square board consisting of 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White"
Chess
Chess tactic
combination is the heart of chess (Chernev 1960). A combination is usually built out of two or more fundamental chess tactics such as forks, pins, skewers, undermining
Combination_(chess)
Chess rule
In chess, promotion is the replacement of a pawn with a new piece when the pawn is moved to its last rank. The player replaces the pawn immediately with
Promotion_(chess)
Chess move
Castling is a move in chess. It consists of moving the king two squares toward a rook on the same rank and then moving the rook to the square that the
Castling
Chess tactic
In chess, a decoy is a tactic that lures an enemy man off its square and away from its defensive role. Typically this means away from a square on which
Decoy_(chess)
Chess piece
The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess. It moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square
Knight_(chess)
Internet chess server
Chess.com is an internet chess server. The largest chess platform in the world, the site operates on a freemium model in which some features are available
Chess.com
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
(German: Schachtürke, lit. 'chess Turk'), also known as the Automaton Chess Player or simply the Turk (Hungarian: A Török), was a chess-playing machine first
Mechanical_Turk
Chess variant native to China
involves several tactics common to games in the chess family. Some common ones are briefly discussed here. In a fork, one piece attacks two or more enemy pieces
Xiangqi
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)
Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed
Gukesh_Dommaraju
Game piece for playing chess
A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one
Chess_piece
Chess move
moving a lower-valued piece to intervene. Chess tactics Fork Pin X-ray Reinfeld, Fred (1955), 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations, Sterling Publishing
Skewer_(chess)
Chess piece
The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining
Queen_(chess)
Chess positions with few pieces where none of them are a pawn
titled The Chess Ending, King & Queen against King & Rook. Normally, the winning process involves first winning the rook with the queen via a fork and then
Pawnless_chess_endgame
Chess variant
mate or a fork is achieved), or it can be drawn (if the queen is not on the edge, and her king is next to her and cannot be checked). Chess variant Grotesque
Monster_chess
Chess match between Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju
The World Chess Championship 2024 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Ding Liren and the challenger Gukesh Dommaraju to determine the
World_Chess_Championship_2024
Unusually bad move in chess
In chess, a blunder is a critically bad mistake that severely worsens the player's position by allowing a loss of material, checkmate, or anything similar
Blunder_(chess)
Chess opening
Morphy, First American Chess Congress (1857)". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020. The Fork Trick, published in Chess Life April 2000 and May
Four_Knights_Game
Software application for viewing and maintaining databases of chess games
projects related to Scid, all using the si4 database format. ChessDB was the first Scid fork. Scid vs. PC has been in development since 2009, and has an
Shane's Chess Information Database
Shane's_Chess_Information_Database
Chess endgame
diagonal as White's king to prevent forks. David Smerdon calls queen versus rook "the most underappreciated endgame in chess", noting that it is often not taught
Queen_versus_rook_endgame
Aspect of chess play concerned with long-term goals and positioning
Chess strategy is the aspect of chess play concerned with evaluation of chess positions and setting goals and long-term plans for future play. While evaluating
Chess_strategy
List of codes used to classify chess openings
used to classify chess openings in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. The five-volume encyclopaedia was first published by Chess Informant between
List_of_ECO_codes
Chess opening
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5 1...c5 is one of the most popular responses to White's first move
Sicilian_Defence
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
Solving chess consists of finding an optimal strategy for the game of chess; that is, one by which one of the players (White or Black) can always force
Solving_chess
Playing piece with non-standard chess rules
A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated
Fairy_chess_piece
Chess opening
The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. c4 A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases
English_Opening
Open-source online chess platform
internet chess server that is free and open-source, run by a non-profit organization of the same name. Users of the site can play online chess anonymously
Lichess
Chess game played in London in 1851
The Immortal Game was a chess game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during the London 1851 chess tournament, an event in
Immortal_Game
Checkmate position
tactics of chess, including concepts such as the ability of a pawn to advance two squares on its first move, the en passant capture, forks, and exchanges
Scholar's_mate
famous games in chess history. The game was played in round 11 of the AVRO tournament in Rotterdam. Capablanca was a former World Chess Champion (1921–1927)
Botvinnik versus Capablanca, AVRO 1938
Botvinnik_versus_Capablanca,_AVRO_1938
Game concept
translated as 'clever move') of shogi are similar to those of chess tactics, involving forks, pins, removing the defender and other techniques, all of which
Shogi_tactics
Volunteer-run Internet chess server
commercialized and rebranded as the Internet Chess Club (ICC) in 1995, a group of users and developers came together to fork the code and host an alternative committed
Free_Internet_Chess_Server
Chess tournament
The World Blitz Chess Championship is a chess tournament held to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Reference work on chess openings
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Overview of and topical guide to chess
overview of and topical guide to chess: Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard with 32 pieces. Chess can be described as all of the
Outline_of_chess
2020 American television miniseries
1983 novel by Walter Tevis. The title refers to the "Queen's Gambit", a chess opening. The series was written and directed by Scott Frank, who created
The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)
The_Queen's_Gambit_(miniseries)
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
Romantic chess is a style of chess popular in the 18th century until its decline in the 1880s. This style of chess emphasizes quick, tactical maneuvers
Romantic_chess
Chess opening
Spanish: [ˈruj ˈlopeθ]), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 White develops
Ruy_Lopez
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess. The title has been awarded since 1950 to players who have met the standards required by
List_of_chess_grandmasters
Chess opening
The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 White offers a pawn to divert the black e-pawn. If Black accepts the gambit
King's_Gambit
Chess opening
a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 c6 The Caro–Kann is a common defence against 1.e4. The Caro-Kann Defense reflects general chess principles
Caro–Kann_Defence
Chess opening
The King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian
King's_Indian_Attack
Chess match between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand
The World Chess Championship 2012 was a chess match between the defending World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner
World_Chess_Championship_2012
Ending goal in chess
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture)
Checkmate
Chess match
The College, Holborn The World Chess Championship 2018 was a match between the reigning world champion since 2013, Magnus Carlsen, and the challenger
World_Chess_Championship_2018
Chess opening
In chess, the Dragon Variation is a variation of the Sicilian Defence that begins with the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Dragon_Variation
Chess engine software
Computer Chess Championship (WCCC). At about 80 ELO above Fruit 2.3.1, Toga II is the strongest Fruit derivative as of March 2014[update]. In 2008, forks of
Fruit_(software)
Chess opening
The Evans Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 The Evans Gambit is an attacking line of the Giuoco
Evans_Gambit
Fairy chess piece
forks. The nightrider can triangulate while the knight cannot. King, nightrider, and knight vs. king can force checkmate. T. R. Dawson British Chess Magazine
Nightrider_(chess)
A chess database is a database of chess games. Chess Assistant Chess Informant Expert Chess opening book (computers) Chess.com chess24 ChessBase Lichess
Chess_database
Chess opening
The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 f5 Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the
Dutch_Defence
Unofficial World Computer Chess Championship
Top Chess Engine Championship, formerly known as Thoresen Chess Engines Competition (TCEC or nTCEC), is a computer chess tournament that has been run since
Top_Chess_Engine_Championship
System of points scoring in the game of chess
In chess, by far the most common scoring system is 1 point for a win, ½ for a draw, and 0 for a loss. A number of different notations are used to denote
Chess_scoring
Chess opening
The Vienna Game is an opening in chess that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 White develops the queen's knight instead of immediately committing
Vienna_Game
Computer vs. human chess match
Deep Blue–Kasparov, 1996, Game 1 is a famous chess game in which a computer played against a human being. It was the first game played in the 1996 Deep
Deep Blue versus Kasparov, 1996, Game 1
Deep_Blue_versus_Kasparov,_1996,_Game_1
English chess variant inventor (1897–1974)
December 1974) was an English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor, his most renowned variants being Alice chess and Racing Kings. Many of
V._R._Parton
Woodcut print by M. C. Escher
in the final position, thus delivering a royal fork. Escher was an amateur player, participating in chess club play throughout his life. In correspondence
Metamorphosis_II
2007 video game
3D animated chess sets, including children's Raving Rabbids set. The game includes six minigames: "fork my fruit" where the goal is to fork two fruits
Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition
Chessmaster:_Grandmaster_Edition
Chess Hiarcs Chess Explorer Lucas Chess PyChess Shane's Chess Information Database Shredder Winboard XBoard Apple Chess Battle Chess Battle vs. Chess
List_of_chess_software
Chess opening
The Berlin Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 The Berlin is the second most popular reply (after 3
Berlin_Defence
Chess opening trap
The Lasker Trap is a chess opening trap in the Albin Countergambit. It is named after Emanuel Lasker, although it was first noted by Serafino Dubois.
Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap
Albin_Countergambit,_Lasker_Trap
Items used to play a game of chess
includes: chess pieces, chessboard, chess clock, score sheets, pen to record the moves and table. A chess player playing a game of online chess, correspondence
Chess_equipment
Chess opening
The Réti Opening is a chess opening whose "traditional" or "classic method" begins with the moves: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 White attacks Black's pawn from the
Réti_Opening
Overview of game 6 in 2021 World Chess championship
On 3 December 2021, in the sixth game of the World Chess Championship 2021, the defending world champion Magnus Carlsen (as White) defeated the challenger
Carlsen versus Nepomniachtchi, World Chess Championship 2021, Game 6
Carlsen_versus_Nepomniachtchi,_World_Chess_Championship_2021,_Game_6
Board and pieces for playing the game of chess
A chess set consists of a chessboard and (nominally) 'white' and 'black' chess pieces for playing chess. There are sixteen pieces of each color: one king
Chess_set
Pawn with no opposing pawns to prevent it from advancing to the eighth rank
In chess, a passed pawn is a pawn with no opposing pawns to prevent it from advancing to the eighth rank; i.e. there are no opposing pawns in front of
Passed_pawn
American blues guitarist and singer (born 1936)
Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a session guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with blues harp virtuoso Junior
Buddy_Guy
Chess opening
The London System is an opening system in chess characterized by the moves (with any first move by Black): 1. d4 2. Bf4 In addition to these moves, in
London_System
Reference book first published in 1911
Modern Chess Openings (usually called MCO) is a reference book on chess openings, first published in 1911 by the British players Richard Clewin Griffith
Modern_Chess_Openings
Chess opening
The Scotch Game, or Scotch Opening, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 White strikes in the centre early with 3
Scotch_Game
Advantage of White over Black in chess
In chess, there is a consensus among players and theorists that the player who makes the first move (White) has an inherent advantage, albeit not one
First-move_advantage_in_chess
Chess opening
Counter Game) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. e4 d5 This opening is classified under code B01 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. The
Scandinavian_Defense
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
immortal is a chess game played by Garry Kasparov as White against Veselin Topalov as Black at the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999 chess tournament
Kasparov's_Immortal
In chess, and particularly in endgame studies, domination occurs when a player controls all movement squares of an enemy piece. This article uses algebraic
Domination_(chess)
Computer chess competition
World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) was an event held periodically from 1974 to 2024 where computer chess engines compete against each other. The
World Computer Chess Championship
World_Computer_Chess_Championship
Chess became a source of inspiration in the arts in literature soon after the spread of the game to the Arab World and Europe in the Middle Ages. The
Chess_in_the_arts
Book by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld
The Oxford Companion to Chess, of the Oxford Companions series, is a reference book in encyclopaedia format on the game of chess, written by David Vincent
The_Oxford_Companion_to_Chess
advantage of poor play by Black to fork his King and Queen. 1561 – Inspired by Damiano's previous written work, Spaniard chess player Ruy López writes his book
Timeline_of_chess
the progress of significant human–computer chess matches. Chess computers were first able to beat strong chess players in the late 1980s. Their most famous
Human–computer_chess_matches
Humorous chess puzzle
A joke chess problem is a puzzle in chess that uses humor as an element. Although most chess problems, like other creative forms, are appreciated for
Joke_chess_problem
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played
Correspondence_chess
Chess opening
The Benoni Defense, or simply the Benoni, is a chess opening characterized by an early reply of ...c5 against White's opening move 1.d4. The original
Benoni_Defense
Chess tournament
Norway Chess 2025 was the 13th edition of the annual closed chess tournament held in Stavanger. It was held from 26 May to 6 June 2025. The field of six
Norway_Chess_2025
Chess opening
Opening (or the Bird Opening, Stein Opening, or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening beginning with the move: 1. f4 Named after 19th-century English
Bird's_Opening
Chess opening
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today
Queen's_Gambit
Chess opening
The Tennison Gambit is a chess opening in which White gambits a pawn. The opening moves begin with either the Zukertort Opening: 1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 or the
Tennison_Gambit
Table on which to play chess
A chess table is a table built with features to make it useful for playing the game of chess. They can come in various sizes and shapes, and are usually
Chess_table
Austrian-American chess player (1836–1900)
later American, chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first World Chess Champion. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.
Wilhelm_Steinitz
1907 chess game
Rotlewi versus Rubinstein is a game of chess played between Gersz Rotlewi and Akiba Rubinstein in Łódź, Poland on December 26, 1907. It features a brilliant
Rotlewi_versus_Rubinstein
Chess opening
The Traxler Counterattack, also known as the Wilkes-Barre Variation, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5
Traxler_Counterattack
US periodical
The monthly Chess Life and bi-monthly Chess Life Kids (formerly School Mates and Chess Life for Kids) are the official magazines published by the United
Chess_Life
The London 1883 chess tournament was a strong chess tournament among most of the leading players of the day. It was won convincingly by Johannes Zukertort
London_1883_chess_tournament
Chess pawn that cannot be safely advanced
In chess, a backward pawn is a pawn that is behind all pawns of the same color on the adjacent files and cannot be safely advanced. In the diagram, the
Backward_pawn
FORK CHESS
FORK CHESS
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Old English word ford, FORD means "ford, river crossing."
Surname or Lastname
Irish (west Cork)
Irish (west Cork) : because of the earlier Anglicized form Houlton, MacLysaght suggests this may be a variant form of Houlihan.English : possibly a variant spelling of Welton.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from the lands of Work in the parish of St. Ola, Orkney.English : from Old English (ge)weorc ‘work’, ‘fortification’, hence probably a topographic name or an occupational name for someone who worked on fortifications or at a fort.Danish : habitational name from a place so called.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Jamaican, Shakespearean
From the River Crossing
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Middle English, Old English ford, or a habitational name from one of the many places named with this word, such as Ford in Northumberland, Shropshire, and West Sussex, or Forde in Dorset.Irish : Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example Mac Giolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran).Jewish : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.Translation of German Fürth (see Furth).
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
King Richard III' Duchess OF York, mother to King Edward IV.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. Scroop.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of York in northern England, or perhaps in some cases a regional name from the county of Yorkshire. The surname is now widespread throughout England. Originally, the city bore the British name Eburacum, which probably meant ‘yew-tree place’. This was altered by folk etymology into Old English EoforwÄ«c (from the elements eofor ‘wild boar’ + wÄ«c ‘outlying settlement’). This name was taken over by Scandinavian settlers in the area, who altered it back to opacity in the form IorvÃk and eventually Iork, in which form it finally settled by the 13th century. The surname has also been adopted by Jews as an Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, English, French, German
Yew Tree Estate; From the Farm of Yew Trees; From York
Boy/Male
English Celtic Shakespearean
From the bear estate.
Boy/Male
French, German, Norse
Killed by Gunnar
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a supplier of red or purple dye or for a dyer of cloth, Middle English cork (of Celtic origin; compare Corkery).
Surname or Lastname
Irish (co. Cork)
Irish (co. Cork) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Oitir ‘son of Oitir’, a personal name borrowed from Old Norse Óttarr, composed of the elements ótti ‘fear’, ‘dread’ + herr ‘army’.English : status name from Middle English cotter, a technical term in the feudal system for a serf or bond tenant who held a cottage by service rather than rent, from Old English cot ‘cottage’, ‘hut’ (see Coates) + -er agent suffix.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kotter.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and Catalan
English, French, and Catalan : nickname from Old French, Middle English, Catalan fort, ‘strong’, ‘brave’ (Latin fortis). In some cases it may be from the Latin personal name derived from this word; this was borne by an obscure saint whose cult was popular during the Middle Ages in southern and southwestern France.English and French : topographic name for someone who lived near a fortress or stronghold, or an occupational name for someone employed in one. Compare Fortier 1.Czech (Fořt) : variant of Forst.
Surname or Lastname
North German form of Backhaus.English
North German form of Backhaus.English : variant of Backus.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Merry Wives of Windsor' Mistress Ford.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (County Cork)
Irish (County Cork) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murthuile, ‘descendant of Murthuile’, a personal name from murthuile ‘sea tide’ (muir ‘sea’ + tuile ‘tide’, ‘flood’).Irish (Donegal and Mayo) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murghaile ‘descendant of Murghal’, a personal name from muir ‘sea’ + gal ‘valor’.English : possibly of Irish origin, but it occurs chiefly in southwestern counties, suggesting that it may be a variant of the habitational name Morley, from Moreleigh in Devon.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized form of Italian Gervasio.English
Americanized form of Italian Gervasio.English : variant of Jarvis.
Boy/Male
English American Shakespearean
River crossing.
Surname or Lastname
English (York)
English (York) : perhaps a variant of Beaver.Dutch : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Bauer.
FORK CHESS
FORK CHESS
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Intellect; Sweet
Girl/Female
Hindu
Cleansed, Purified
Male
Babylonian
, Adad-Anu.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Apsara
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, German, Indian, Parsi
Loving
Boy/Male
Irish
from Sean.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Inventor; Creator
Girl/Female
Indian
Leader, Head, Chief
Female
Japanese
(清å) Japanese name KIYOKO means "pure child."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sweet Baby
FORK CHESS
FORK CHESS
FORK CHESS
FORK CHESS
FORK CHESS
v. i.
To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks.
v. i.
To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column.
n.
To provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9.
n.
A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.
v. t.
To stop with a cork, as a bottle.
v. t.
To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over with a fork, as the soil.
n.
The gibbet.
v. t.
To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
n.
The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.
n.
One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow.
n.
An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
n.
Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
v. t.
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
n.
The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a river, a tree, or a road.
v. t.
To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.
n.
The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work.
v. i.
To shoot into blades, as corn.
v. i.
To run to a form, as a hare.
v. t.
To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.