twig vs fork

twig and fork both are nouns.

twig and fork both are verbs.

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

As verbs, fork is a hypernym of twig; that is, fork is a word with a broader meaning than twig:

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

Other hypernyms of twig include branch, furcate, ramify, separate.

twig (noun)	fork (noun)
a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
	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

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

Difference between twig and fork

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