fork vs leg

fork and leg both are nouns.

fork is a verb but leg is not a verb.

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

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

fork: the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
leg: a part of a forked or branching shape

Other hypernyms of fork include branch, ramification.

fork (noun)	leg (noun)
the act of branching out or dividing into branches	a section or portion of a journey or course
a utensil with two or more prongs, used for serving or eating food	(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs	a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk	one of the supports for a piece of furniture
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches	a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
	a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
	a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
	the limb of an animal used for food
	a part of a forked or branching shape

fork (verb)	leg (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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