CORKER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A machine that is used to put corks in bottles

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("corker" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Derivation:

cork (close a bottle with a cork)

Meaning:

(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person

Example:

that story was a corker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("corker" is a kind of...):

content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))