[kawrk-skroo] 
| 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. |
| 2. | resembling a corkscrew; helical; spiral. |
| 3. | to move in a spiral or zigzag course. |
| 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. |
