What does corkscrew mean?

n. A tool used to open bottles with a cork by twisting it into the cork and pulling it out.; v. To move in a spiral path, like a corkscrew.

corkscrew

🇺🇸 /ˈkɔːrkskruː/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɔːkskruː/

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noun

A tool used to open bottles with a cork by twisting it into the cork and pulling it out.

I couldn't open the bottle without a corkscrew.

verb

To move in a spiral path, like a corkscrew.

The mountain road corkscrews down to the valley below.

A tool used to open bottles with a cork by twisting it into the cork and pulling it out.

To move in a spiral path, like a corkscrew.

3rd Present corkscrews

Past corkscrewed

Perfect corkscrewed

Progressive corkscrewing

Plural corkscrews