What is "corkscrew" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does corkscrew mean in English? Meaning of corkscrew definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "corkscrew" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "corkscrew": a bottle opener that pulls corks

Noun

  • Meaning: a bottle opener that pulls corks
  • Synonyms: bottle screw corkscrew
  • Hypernyms: bottle opener
  • Meaning of "corkscrew": move in a spiral or zigzag course

    Verb

  • Meaning: move in a spiral or zigzag course
  • Synonyms: corkscrew spiral
  • Hypernyms: turn
  • Adjective: 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. 1720, Nicholas Amhurst, “The Bottle-Scrue”, in Poems on Several Occasions, page 113: There stood presented to his sight, Or seem'd to stand, the God of wine, […] This hand a Cork-scrue did contain, And that a Bottle of Champaign. 1999, James Lighthill, “Biofluiddynamics: A Survey”, Contemporary Mathematics, volume 141, page 11:  A corkscrew is designed so that when it is turned it creates effectively a helical undulation pushing it into the cork, whereas rotation in the opposite sense pulls it out. 2006, Costas Katsigris & Chris Thomas, The Bar and Beverage Book, edition 4th ed., page 152: A two-prong or ah-so corkscrew with sheath.1720, Nicholas Amhurst, “The Bottle-Scrue”, in Poems on Several Occasions, page 113: There stood presented to his sight, Or seem'd to stand, the God of wine, […] This hand a Cork-scrue did contain, And that a Bottle of Champaign.1999, James Lighthill, “Biofluiddynamics: A Survey”, Contemporary Mathematics, volume 141, page 11:  A corkscrew is designed so that when it is turned it creates effectively a helical undulation pushing it into the cork, whereas rotation in the opposite sense pulls it out.2006, Costas Katsigris & Chris Thomas, The Bar and Beverage Book, edition 4th ed., page 152: A two-prong or ah-so corkscrew with sheath.The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew. 1898, Herbert Spencer, First Principles of a New System of Philosophy[1]: A bubble rising rapidly in water describes a spiral closely resembling a corkscrew.1898, Herbert Spencer, First Principles of a New System of Philosophy[1]: A bubble rising rapidly in water describes a spiral closely resembling a corkscrew.(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side. 2002, Darin Strauss, The Real McCoy[2], ISBN 0525946519, page 42: […] 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 […]2002, Darin Strauss, The Real McCoy[2], ISBN 0525946519, page 42: […] 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 […](amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters. 1987 September, Tim Cole, “Killer Coasters”, page 56: A corkscrew has a 90° turn just prior to the loop and a 90° turn just afterward.1987 September, Tim Cole, “Killer Coasters”, page 56: A corkscrew has a 90° turn just prior to the loop and a 90° turn just afterward.
  • Synonyms:

    braid, tendril, twine, convolution, lap, ring, twirl, spiral, scroll, twist, turn, bight, gyration, whorl, wind, circle, roll, loop, involution, helix, curlicue, convolute, twine, rotate, fold, writhe, spire, spiral, twist, turn, intertwine, loop, lap, scroll, wind, snake, sinuate, wreathe, convolve, intervolve, make serpentine, wrap around, buckle, writhe, curve, contort, twist, fold, twirl, coil, convolute, crook, ripple, twine, undulate, spiral, swirl, crimp, entwine, roll, zigzag, wave, snake, indent, lap, crisp, ringlet, kink, turn, crinkle, meander, wind, wreathe, scallop, frizz, form into ringlets, fuzzy, wavy, kinky, convoluted, crinkly, crisp, frizzy, winding, wound, looped, curled, coiled, crimped, crimpy, crinkling, curling, frizzed, permed, spiralled, waved, waving, auger, punch, implement, bit, gimlet, trephine, trepan, borer, riveter, awl, wimble, jackhammer, dibble, countersink, rotary tool, entangle, interweave, intertwine, enmesh, coil, weave, encircle, twine, lace, spiral, surround, interlace, plait, embrace, curl, braid, knit, wind, wreathe, interplait, crimp, wrinkle, curve, entanglement, knot, crinkle, coil, curl, tangle, loop, frizz, rolled, wound, radial, circular, coiled, circling, circumvoluted, scrolled, curled, cochlear, helical, helicoid, screw-shaped, tendrillar, tortile, voluted, whorled, screw, gyre, quirk, whorl, gyration, coil, flourish, curlicue, helix, volute, twist, enmesh, bend, wrap, curl, tangle, braid, interweave, undulate, spiral, interlace, entwine, encircle, splice, knit, weave, entangle, surround, plait, wind, meander, loop, wreathe, screw, swivel, spiral, contort, wriggle, wiggle, wrench, twirl, wrap, coil, sprain, weave, encircle, twine, squirm, zigzag, writhe, warp, turn, intertwine, entwine, wring, wind, wreathe, rick, turn around, wrap around, rush, stream, swell, upsurge, rash, surge, tide, flood, outbreak, sign, crest, influx, movement, bending, convolution, sweep, twist, winding, ripple, curl, heave, tendency, ridge, tube, crush, roll, uprising, foam, drift, billow, coil, undulation, signal, gush, twirl, unevenness, breaker, scroll, loop, whitecap, curlicue, rocking, comber, roller, rippling, ground swell, eddy, twist, vortex, twirl, swirl, coil, curl, whirlpool, helix, slither, ramble, curve, spiral, zigzag, twist, snake, wrap, curl, meander, loop, weave, convolute, screw, twine, envelop, encircle, fold, deviate, cover, swerve, distort, furl, wriggle, crook, enclose, coil, entwine, reel, roll, wreathe,

    Antonyms:

    line, straighten, untwist, flatten, straighten, smooth, untwist, straight, exclude, straighten, release, let go, unravel, untwist, unwind, easiness, simplicity, normalcy, line, straight, uncurling, unwinding, straighten, explain, exclude, untangle, untwist, let go, divide, separate, straighten, explain, explicate, untwist, uncurl, line, straighten, release, uncover, unwrap, unloose, untwist, free, let go,

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