Corkscrew Meaning
/ˈkɔːk.skɹuː/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
nounThe screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
Sentence Examples
Does anybody here have a corkscrew?
I need a corkscrew.
Do you have a corkscrew that I could borrow?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She used a shiny ____ to open the bottle of vintage wine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Does anybody here have a ____?
Word Origin & History
From cork + screw.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1720, Nicholas Amhurst, “The Bottle-Scrue”, in Poems on Several Occasions, page 113:
"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."
— 1999, James Lighthill, “Biofluiddynamics: A Survey”, in Contemporary Mathematics, volume 141, page 11:
"A two-prong or ah-so corkscrew with sheath."
— 2006, Costas Katsigris, Chris Thomas, The Bar and Beverage Book, 4th edition, page 152:
"A bubble rising rapidly in water describes a spiral closely resembling a corkscrew."
— 1898, Herbert Spencer, First Principles of a New System of Philosophy:
"[…] 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, →ISBN, page 42:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She used a shiny ____ to open the bottle of vintage wine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Does anybody here have a ____?