CORK

/kɔːk/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. verb close a bottle with a cork. — synonyms: cork_up
  2. verb stuff with cork.
  3. noun outer bark of the cork oak.
  4. noun (botany) outer tissue of bark. — synonyms: phellem
  5. noun a port city in southern Ireland.
  6. noun the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle). — synonyms: bottle_cork
  7. 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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