[kawrk] 
| 1. | the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc. |
| 2. | Also called cork oak. the tree itself. |
| 3. | something made of cork. |
| 4. | a piece of cork, rubber, or the like used as a stopper, as for a bottle. |
| 5. | Angling. a small float to buoy up a fishing line or to indicate that a fish is biting. |
| 6. | Also called phellem, suber. Botany. an outer tissue of bark produced by and exterior to the phellogen. |
| 7. | to provide or fit with cork or a cork. |
| 8. | to stop with or as if with a cork (often fol. by up). |
| 9. | to blacken with burnt cork. |
| 10. | blow or pop one's cork, Informal. to lose one's temper; release one's emotional or physical tension. |
cork (kôrk) Pronunciation Key
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