corkscrew
pronunciation
How to pronounce corkscrew in British English:
UK [ˈkɔ:kskru:]
How to pronounce corkscrew in American English:
US [ˈkɔrkskru]
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- Noun:
- a bottle opener that pulls corks
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- Verb:
- move in a spiral or zigzag course
Word Origin
- corkscrew (n.)
- 1720, from cork (n.) + screw (n.). Given various figurative or extended senses from c. 1815; the verb is attested from 1837.
Example
- 1. A shaft of sunlight illuminates its corkscrew interior .
- 2. Full corkscrew first . I thought the corkscrew came last .
- 3. I don 't supposeyou brought a corkscrew ?
- 4. A corkscrew is in the shape of a helix .
- 5. Mr. evans : have you seen the corkscrew anywhere ?