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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
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
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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