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Corkscrew

/ˈkɔːk.skɹuː/

An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.

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📖 Definitions of "Corkscrew"

noun

1
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
"I opened the wine with a corkscrew."
2
The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
3
A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
4
(amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.

verb

1
To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
2
To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
3
To extract information or consent from someone.

adjective

1
Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.

🔄 Synonyms of "Corkscrew"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
spiralnoun	(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
bottle screwnoun	a bottle opener that pulls corks

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Corkscrew"

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Word	Definition
spiralnoun	(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
bottle screwnoun	a bottle opener that pulls corks
openernoun	A person who opens something.
wormnoun	A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
wing corkscrewnoun	A type of corkscrew having two levers on either side of the worm, so that the cork is removed by pushing the levers together after the worm has been driven into the cork.
bottlescrewnoun	corkscrew
wine stoppernoun	A removable cork that can be inserted into and extracted from the neck of a wine bottle
corkscrew stakenoun	(military) A steel stake, used for barbed-wire defences, the lower half of which is corkscrew-shaped, to enable it to be screwed into the ground.
screwnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
cork borernoun	A laboratory tool for cutting a hole in a cork or rubber stopper to insert glass tubing.
gun wormnoun	(historical) A corkscrew-like device used to remove unspent charges from the barrel of a musket.
cradlenoun	A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
wrenchnoun	A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
woulfe's bottlenoun	(chemistry, historical) An apparatus consisting of a bottle with a number of separate openings that can each be closed with a cork or left open.
screw boxnoun	(historical, mechanics) A device, resembling a die, made of a type of spindle, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw.
wine collarnoun	An accessory that fits around the neck of a wine bottle, designed to absorb drips that run down the bottle after pouring.
screw keynoun	A lever for turning the nut of a screw.
screw nailnoun	A nail with a spiral shank.
screw wrenchnoun	A tool for grasping the flat sides of the heads of large screws.
wringverb	(transitive) Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.