CORK
/kɔːk/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- verb close a bottle with a cork.
— synonyms: cork_up
- verb stuff with cork.
- noun outer bark of the cork oak.
- noun (botany) outer tissue of bark.
— synonyms: phellem
- noun a port city in southern Ireland.
- noun the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle).
— synonyms: bottle_cork
- noun a small float usually made of cork.
— synonyms: bob, bobber, bobfloat
Examples
- “Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic.”
- “He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.”
- “The vicious tackle corked his leg.”
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