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tuning
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noun
(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
fork
Noun
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An instrument for eating, with 3 or 4 sharp points called tines, all in the same direction.
I ate with my fork.
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A place where one thing becomes two.
She came to a fork in the road.
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(chess) A situation where two or more enemy pieces are in danger from the same piece.
He moved his queen and caught me in a fork.
fork
Verb
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To split, become two.
The road forks there.
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To move something with a fork.
He forked food into his mouth.
contact
Noun
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When mathx/math makes or has contact with mathy/math, they touch each other physically.
The trains in Tokyo are so crowded that everyone has to stand in close contact to everyone else.
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By extension, its use as a metaphor:
He wore dark glasses so that he wouldn't have to make eye contact with anyone.
"Did you tell Chris about lunch today?" "No, I wasn't able to get in contact with him."
contact
Verb
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If A contacts B, A telephones B or writes a letter or e-mail to B.
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