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cork⋅screw
[kawrk-skroo] 
–noun
| 1. | 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. |
–adjective
| 2. | resembling a corkscrew; helical; spiral. |
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
| 3. | to move in a spiral or zigzag course. |
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| cork·screw (kôrk'skrōō') n. A device for drawing corks from bottles, consisting of a pointed metal spiral attached to a handle. adj. Spiral in shape. intr. & tr.v. cork·screwed, cork·screw·ing, cork·screws To move or cause to move in a spiral or winding course. |
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Corkscrew
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.Corkscrew
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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Language Translation for : corkscrew
Spanish:
sacacorchos,
German:
der Korkenzieher,
Japanese:
コルクせん抜き
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