fork vs division

division vs fork

fork and division both are nouns.

fork is a verb but division is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fork	Yes	No	Yes	No
division	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, division is a hypernym of fork; that is, division is a word with a broader meaning than fork:

fork: the act of branching out or dividing into branches
division: the act or process of dividing

fork (noun)	division (noun)
the act of branching out or dividing into branches	the act or process of dividing
a utensil with two or more prongs, used for serving or eating food	an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs	the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk	one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches	discord that splits a group
	an army unit large enough to sustain combat
	a group of ships of similar type
	a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
	an administrative unit in government or business
	(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
	(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
	a league ranked by quality

fork (verb)	division (verb)
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
shape like a fork
place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
lift with a pitchfork

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