Corkscrew

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  • noun. A device for drawing corks from bottles, consisting of a pointed metal spiral attached to a handle.
  • adjective. Spiral in shape.
  • intransitive & transitive verb. To move or cause to move in a spiral or winding course.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cause to move like a corkscrew; direct or follow out in a spiral or twisting way.
  • noun. A tool consisting of a helicoidal piece or “screw” of steel, with a sharp point and a transverse handle, used to draw corks from bottles.
  • Having the form of a corkscrew; spiral: as, a corkscrew curl.
  • noun. A geared logging-locomotive.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To press forward in a winding way.
  • adjective. shaped like a corkscrew; spiral; helical.
  • adjective. a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
  • noun. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
  • noun. The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
  • noun. A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
  • noun. A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
  • adjective. Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.
  • verb. To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
  • verb. To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
  • verb. To extract information or consent from someone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a bottle opener that pulls corks
  • verb. move in a spiral or zigzag course