CORKSCREW


Meaning of CORKSCREW in English

I. noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He opened it, after sorting through the kitchen drawers for a corkscrew with an assurance that annoyed Fabio.

I worked the corkscrew in as far as it would go.

In the drawer beneath the gas-ring - a few grey pieces of cutlery, a corkscrew and a lot of corks.

So boss, I say we move in on the Zinfandel Gang now and stick a corkscrew in them.

II. adjective

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Sadly, there is no parking on a corkscrew bend.

Without mountain ranges, steep cliffs or rough and bumpy cross-country routes, there are seldom natural features such as corkscrew bends.

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