CORKSCREW

corkscrew, bottle screw

(noun) a bottle opener that pulls corks

corkscrew, spiral

(verb) move in a spiral or zigzag course

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

corkscrew (plural corkscrews)

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

The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.

(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.

(amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.

Synonyms

• (implement for opening bottles): bottle screw, cork puller

Hypernyms

• bottle opener

Hyponyms

• (types of corkscrew bottle opener): waiter's friend; wing corkscrew; butler's friend

Meronyms

• worm

Coordinate terms

• (other types of bottle opener): church key, wine key

Adjective

corkscrew (not comparable)

Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.

Synonyms

• (having a tightly winding shape): helical

Verb

corkscrew (third-person singular simple present corkscrews, present participle corkscrewing, simple past and past participle corkscrewed)

(intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.

(transitive) To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.

(transitive, informal) To extract information or consent from someone.

Synonyms

• (move in a corkscrew path): spiral

Source: Wiktionary

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Cork"screw` (-skr"), n.

Definition: An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles. Corkscrew starts, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.

Cork"screw`, v. t.

Definition: To press forward in a winding way; as, to corksrew one's way through a crowd. [Colloq.] Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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