Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knife and fork

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: knife and -fork
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eat with a knife and fork.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Knife and forking a slice of pizza makes you look hoity-toity."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

knife and forks (present, singular) knife and forking (participle, present) knife and forked (participle, past) knife and forked (past)

Phrases

cut with a knife and fork

Questions

What does knife and fork mean?: To eat with a knife and fork.

How to pronounce knife and fork

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