cork·screw
ˈkȯrk-ˌskrü 
: a device for drawing corks from bottles that has a pointed spiral piece of metal turned by a handle
corkscrewed; corkscrewing; corkscrews
: to move in a winding course
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Examples of corkscrew in a Sentence
Adjective
an angelic child with beautiful corkscrew curls
Verb
practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness
the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
In contrast, struggling with a corkscrew, perhaps dealing with a broken cork, straining cork fragments out of the wine... that’s a lot of friction.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
The singer, 55, stepped out with the big corkscrew curls she was famed for wearing throughout the 1990s at the Catch Steak restaurant in Aspen, Colo., on Thursday, Dec. 27.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
The Spiral, which corkscrews down 11 decks; MSC claims is the largest of its kind at sea.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The latest viral home improvement video shows an easy (and entirely unexpected) tool for removing pesky drywall anchors: a wine corkscrew.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
In contrast, struggling with a corkscrew, perhaps dealing with a broken cork, straining cork fragments out of the wine... that’s a lot of friction.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Line the corkscrew tip up with the center of the anchor’s hole and carefully press the end in about an inch.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
The singer, 55, stepped out with the big corkscrew curls she was famed for wearing throughout the 1990s at the Catch Steak restaurant in Aspen, Colo., on Thursday, Dec. 27.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
Back in 2011, a tornado tore through Western and Central Massachusetts, corkscrewing the frame of their previous home off the foundation like a twisted dollhouse.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
The Spiral, which corkscrews down 11 decks; MSC claims is the largest of its kind at sea.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Corkscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corkscrew. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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corkscrew
1 of 2 noun
cork·screw
ˈkȯrk-ˌskrü
: a pointed spiral tool with a handle for pulling corks from bottles
corkscrew
2 of 2 adjective
: resembling a corkscrew : spiral
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