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UK
/pɹˈɒŋd/
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[ US /ˈpɹɔŋd/ ]
[ US /ˈpɹɔŋd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having prongs or tines; usually used in combination
a three-tined fork -
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots
the biramous appendages of an arthropod
a forked tail
a forked river
forked lightning
long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects
How To Use pronged In A Sentence
- The government was pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to address the naxal problem on political, security and development fronts, the home minister said, replying to supplementaries on the naxal menace which was growing in many states. Intelligence strengthened to deal with Naxalism: Patil
- Diane had the three-pronged retractor in his hand immediately; he slid it into the cut and it opened like a tripod, spreading the hole. DO NO HARM
- The cows walked in a straight line and were attached to the multipronged suction apparatus of an industrial milking machine. So Much Pretty
- No amount of effort will eventuate in success if we do not adopt the two-pronged approach to solving the problem of runaway criminal activity here.
- Through the Economic Development Corporation, the city has supported similar multi-pronged support programs aimed at other industries, including the arts and financial services. City Sews Up Boost for Fashion Industry
- From material selection, writing point of view, style and genre of four-pronged approach, seeking to journalism in the use of "tearing down walls" art tactics.
- York City supporters are to target the FA in a double-pronged attack to highlight the plight of the club.
- The fish were sent out with heated plates and a new set of cutlery: a knife and three-pronged fork to replace the soup spoons.
- The fish were sent out with heated plates and a new set of cutlery: a knife and three-pronged fork to replace the soup spoons.
- A resolution to this crisis requires a two-pronged approach that addresses both the macro and micro levels of the problem.