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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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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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s a good selection of wine for takeaway too (bring your own corkscrew).
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 July 2024
These include its corkscrew shape, which allows the bacterium to burrow its way into the stomach lining.
—Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Mike Fitzpatrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
Then James Cameron came aboard for Aliens and upped the velocity factor, essentially turning the 1986 sequel into a roller coaster dipping and corkscrewing on an extraterrestrial planet.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
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Noun
But depending on the sand or soil composition, an animal may instead dig a helix, which resembles a corkscrew shape.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s a good selection of wine for takeaway too (bring your own corkscrew).
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
If your truck had a little corkscrew thing on the bottom, would that be sufficient to protect you from a tornado?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 July 2024
These include its corkscrew shape, which allows the bacterium to burrow its way into the stomach lining.
—Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
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
Then James Cameron came aboard for Aliens and upped the velocity factor, essentially turning the 1986 sequel into a roller coaster dipping and corkscrewing on an extraterrestrial planet.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Corkscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corkscrew. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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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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