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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Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
This corkscrew from Viski is very sturdy and has a substantial weight to it.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The Recording In the 44-minute recording, the pilots reported seeing unidentified red, circular lights and objects moving erratically toward the ocean and returning at various altitudes, with one saying the objects moved in corkscrew patterns and at extreme speeds.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 26 Dec. 2024
With two outs and nobody on base in the sixth inning Friday, a cruising Cortes corkscrewed himself into a hesitation delivery and fired way too high to Corey Julks of the Chicago White Sox.
—Mike Fitzpatrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
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Noun
This wine key—which differs from a bulky, tedious two-armed corkscrew—is compact, elegant, and crafted from durable stainless steel and laminated wood.
—Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
This corkscrew from Viski is very sturdy and has a substantial weight to it.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Swift’s high school principal of two years, Paul Decker, still remembers the teenager with corkscrew curls walking into his office the summer of 2004 with her mom.
—Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The Recording In the 44-minute recording, the pilots reported seeing unidentified red, circular lights and objects moving erratically toward the ocean and returning at various altitudes, with one saying the objects moved in corkscrew patterns and at extreme speeds.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Spiral, which corkscrews down 11 decks; MSC claims is the largest of its kind at sea.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 26 Dec. 2024
With two outs and nobody on base in the sixth inning Friday, a cruising Cortes corkscrewed himself into a hesitation delivery and fired way too high to Corey Julks of the Chicago White Sox.
—Mike Fitzpatrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
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“Corkscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corkscrew. Accessed 5 Jan. 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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