prong

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

prong
    n 1: a pointed projection

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Prong \Prong\, n. [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a
   stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.]
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   1. A sharp-pointed instrument.
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            Prick it on a prong of iron.          --Sandys.
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   2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork
      of two or three prongs.
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   3. (Zool.)
      (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler.
      (b) The fang of a tooth.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "prong":
      V, affluent, bayou, billabong, branch, confluent, confluent stream,
      crotch, crutch, delta, dendritic drainage pattern, effluent, fan,
      feeder, fork, furcula, furculum, groin, inguen, offshoot,
      ramification, stem, tributary, trident, wishbone