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corkscrew
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cork·screw       [kawrk-skroo] Pronunciation Key
–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.

[Origin: 1805–15; cork + screw]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cork·screw       (kôrk'skrōō')  Pronunciation Key 
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

noun
1. a bottle opener that pulls corks 

verb
1. move in a spiral or zigzag course 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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