corkscrew
/ˈkɔːrk.skruː/
verb
- To move in a twisting, spiral path.
- The plane corkscrewed downward as it lost control.
- Smoke corkscrewed up from the chimney into the night sky.
- The dancer corkscrewed her body into a graceful spin.
- To extract or force something out with a twisting motion.
- She corkscrewed the truth out of him during the interview.
- He corkscrewed the stubborn nail out of the wood.
- The dentist corkscrewed the broken tooth from the gum.
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adjective
- Shaped like a corkscrew; spiral.
- The corkscrew path through the garden was lined with flowers.
- The pasta had a corkscrew shape that held the sauce well.
- He drew a corkscrew line on the paper.
noun
- A tool with a spiral metal piece used to pull corks out of bottles, especially wine bottles.
- She twisted the corkscrew into the cork and pulled it out with a pop.
- He bought a fancy corkscrew with a built-in foil cutter.
- I can't find the corkscrew to open this bottle of wine.
- Something that has a tight, spiral shape like a corkscrew.
- Her hair fell in a perfect corkscrew curl.
- The roller coaster had a thrilling corkscrew loop.
- The road wound up the mountain in a corkscrew.
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