Meaning of CORKSCREW
| Pronunciation: | | 'kork`skroo
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- [n] a bottle opener that pulls corks
- [v] move in a spiral or zigzag course
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| | Synonyms: | | bottle screw, spiral |
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| | See Also: | | bottle opener, turn | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cork"screw`\ (-skr[udd]`), n.
An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing
corks from bottles.
{Corkscrew stairs}, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
\Cork"screw`\, v. t.
To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way
through a crowd. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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