corkscrew
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corkscrew
- /ˈkɔːk.skɹuː/ UK
- /ˈkɔɹk.skɹu/ US
noun corkscrews
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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.
Similar: bottle screw, cork puller
- The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew. A bubble rising rapidly in water describes a spiral closely resembling a corkscrew.
- A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side. […] the immovable McCoy let fly his most miraculous punch of the evening, of his lives, a world-beater of a right corkscrew, a punch years in the windup […]
- A type of inversion used in roller coasters. A corkscrew has a 90° turn just prior to the loop and a 90° turn just afterward.
adjective
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Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.
Then the old gentleman spun himself round with velocity in the opposite direction, continued to spin until his long cloak was all wound neatly about him, clapped his cap on his head, very much on one side (for it could not stand upright without going through the ceiling), gave an additional twist to
Similar: helical
verb corkscrews · corkscrewing · corkscrewed
- To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting. Into the tea–room Mr. Pickwick turned; and catching sight of him, Mr. Bantam corkscrewed his way through the crowd and welcomed him with ecstasy.
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To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
Caught and twisted—corkscrewed in the mazes of the line, loose harpoons and lances, with all their bristling barbs and points, came flashing and dripping up to the chocks in the bows of Ahab’s boat.
Similar: spiral
- To extract information or consent from someone. I strongly suspect (from what Small has dropped, and from what we have corkscrewed out of him) that those letters I was to have brought to your ladyship were not destroyed when I supposed they were.
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noun implement for opening bottles sealed by a cork
| Español | tirabuzón, sacacorchos, descorchador, sacatapón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마개뽑이 magaeppobi, 코르크스크루 koreukeuseukeuru, 와인따개 wainttagae |
| 日本語 | 栓抜き sennuki, コークスクリュー kōkusukuryū, ワインオープナー wain ōpunā |
| 中文 | 瓶塞起子 píngsāi qǐzi |
| Kiswahili | kizibuo |
| Português | saca-rolhas |
| Français | tire-bouchon |
| Deutsch | Korkenzieher |
| Italiano | cavatappi |
| Ελληνικά | τιρμπουσόν tirmpousón |
| Română | tirbușon |
| Русский | што́пор štópor |
| Tiếng Việt | tóc xoắn |
| العربية | بَرِّيمة barrīma |
noun boxing, martial arts: a type of sharp, twisting punch
| 한국어 | 코크스크류 kokeuseukeuryu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | コークスクリュー kōkusukuryū |
adj having the winding shape of a corkscrew
| Español | espiral |
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| 한국어 | 나사형 nasahyeong |
| Русский | винтообра́зный vintoobráznyj, винтово́й vintovój, спира́льный spirálʹnyj, спиралеви́дный spiralevídnyj |
verb to wind or twist in the path of a corkscrew
| 中文 | 瓶塞钻 píngsāi zuàn |
|---|---|
| Русский | извиваться izvivatʹsja |
verb to cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape
| Русский | извивать izvivatʹ |
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title = {corkscrew},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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