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 Definitions of corkscrew  [ˈkɔrkˌskru]  

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Definition of 'corkscrew' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) corkscrew
an instrument typically consisting of a metal spiral with a sharp point at one end and a transverse handle at the other, used for drawing corks from bottles.

2. (adj.) corkscrew
resembling a corkscrew; helical; spiral.

3. (v.i.) corkscrew
to move in a spiral or zigzag course.

Etymology:  (1805–15)

Definition of 'corkscrew' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) corkscrew, bottle screw
a bottle opener that pulls corks

2. (verb) corkscrew, spiral
move in a spiral or zigzag course


Definition of 'corkscrew' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) corkscrew
a device used to remove corks from bottles


Definition of 'corkscrew' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) corkscrew
an instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles

2. (verb) corkscrew
to press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd


Translation of 'corkscrew' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a tool with a screw-like spike, used for drawing corks from bottles.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kurktrekker Arabic flag Arabic: مِفتاح القناني، برّيمـه، Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: тирбушон
Brazilian flag Brazilian: saca-rolhas Czech flag Czech: vývrtka German flag German: der Korkenzieher
Danish flag Danish: proptrækker Greek flag Greek: τιρμπουσόν Spanish flag Spanish: sacacorchos
Estonian flag Estonian: korgits Farsi flag Farsi: در بازکن Finnish flag Finnish: korkkiruuvi
French flag French: tire-bouchon Hebrew flag Hebrew: פוֹתחָן בָּקבּוּקִים Hindi flag Hindi: काग निकालने का पेंच
Croatian flag Croatian: vadičep Hungarian flag Hungarian: dugóhúzó Indonesian flag Indonesian: kotrek, pembuka sumbat bo
Icelandic flag Icelandic: tappatogari Italian flag Italian: cavatappi Japanese flag Japanese: コルクせん抜き
Korean flag Korean: 코르크 마개뽐이 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kamščiatraukis Latvian flag Latvian: korķviļķis
Malay flag Malay: skru pencungkil gabus Dutch flag Dutch: kurketrekker Norwegian flag Norwegian: korketrekker
Polish flag Polish: korkociąg Persian flag Persian: در بازکن Pashto flag Pashto: هغه اّله چه دبوتل خولپوټى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: saca-rolhas Romanian flag Romanian: tirbuşon Russian flag Russian: штопор
Slovak flag Slovak: vývrtka Slovenian flag Slovenian: odčepnik Serbian flag Serbian: vadičep
Swedish flag Swedish: korkskruv Thai flag Thai: สว่านเปิดจุกขวด Turkish flag Turkish: tirbuşon
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 軟木塞起子 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: штопор Urdu flag Urdu: کاگ پیچ، پیچ کش
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cái mở nút chai li e Chinese flag Chinese: 开塞钻

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