The silverware acceptable at the family table suddenly looks distorted, fork tines bent, soup spoons scratched But that is the small stuff.

The fork tines severed white, stringy roots and drove the insects from their subterranean refuges.

Then, stiffening her fingers like fork tines, she tried to reach behind her back and drive her fingers into his rib cage.

Vera Craig's face grew somber, and she set her fork tines on the edge of the plate.

Big pickups and sport utilities are both built on frame rails that run under the vehicle almost like giant fork tines.

He gestured toward it with his fork tines.

Press balls with fork tines in both directions to flatten to 2 inches across and 1/4 inch thick.

A few even use fork tines to keep accordion folds in place.

In addition to an overall spoon shape with four fork tines, it has two hard, flat edges on either side, suitable for cutting through soft food.

It reached out for him with one enormous forelimb, armed at the fingertips with what looked like pitch- fork tines.