fork vs twig

fork and twig both are nouns.

fork and twig both are verbs.

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

As verbs, twig is a hyponym of fork; that is, twig is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fork:

fork: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
twig: branch out in a twiglike manner

Other hyponyms of fork include arborise, arborize, bifurcate, trifurcate.

fork (noun)	twig (noun)
the act of branching out or dividing into branches	a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
a utensil with two or more prongs, used for serving or eating food
an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

fork (verb)	twig (verb)
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork	branch out in a twiglike manner
shape like a fork	understand, usually after some initial difficulty
place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
lift with a pitchfork

Difference between fork and twig

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