corkscrew

[US]/'kɔːkskruː/
[UK]/'kɔrkskru/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a tool for opening bottles, with a twisted metal spiral for removing corks
adj. resembling or shaped like a corkscrew
v. to pull or twist out forcefully; to move in a winding and twisting way
Word Forms
Past Participlecorkscrewed
Pluralcorkscrews
Present Participlecorkscrewing
Third Person Singularcorkscrews
Past Tensecorkscrewed

Example Sentences

a girl with corkscrew curls.

the plane was corkscrewing towards the earth.

corkscrew one's way through the crowd

corkscrew a secret out (of sb.)

It’s a penknife, scissors, corkscrew all rolled into one.

He used a corkscrew to open the bottle of wine.

The corkscrew was missing from the kitchen drawer.

She struggled to use the corkscrew on the stubborn cork.

The waiter handed me a corkscrew to open the champagne.

I always keep a corkscrew in my picnic basket.

The corkscrew broke while trying to open the bottle.

He demonstrated how to use the corkscrew properly.

The corkscrew was designed with a comfortable grip.

She bought a fancy corkscrew as a gift for her friend.

The corkscrew is an essential tool for wine enthusiasts.

Real-world Examples

No. I just- I can't find my corkscrew.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

So you can have a corkscrew and a bottle opener.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Don't worry, there's a corkscrew in the drawer.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

Or maybe you used your corkscrew as much in four months as most people do in a lifetime.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

Some corkscrews also have this, right, which is a bottle opener.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

The purchase also includes a set of glasses and a corkscrew made from a meteorite.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Oh, shut up, you little extortionist. He charged me 20 bucks, plus five for the corkscrew!

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Would you like me to open the bottle. sir? Or I could leave a corkscrew for you to do it yourself?

Source: 365 Days of English Speaking Essentials: Business English Phrases

That's this little device is a corkscrew.

Source: Learn speaking with Vanessa.

I hope you remembered to bring a corkscrew and some dishes and silverware.

Source: 2015 ESLPod

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