prong

"The oak tree's thick branch reached over the fence. "

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

"The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash."

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

"While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer."

"The shelf is projecting about a foot from the wall. "

"We are planting flowers in the garden today. "

"a pitchfork with four prongs"

"The farmer used a pitchfork to lift hay onto the wagon. "

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

"The teacher pointed to the map to show the students where the capital city was located. "