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CORKSCREW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bottle opener that pulls corks
Synonyms:
bottle screw; corkscrew
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("corkscrew" is a kind of...):
bottle opener (an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they corkscrew ... he / she / it corkscrews
Past simple: corkscrewed
-ing form: corkscrewing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Move in a spiral or zigzag course
Synonyms:
corkscrew; spiral
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "corkscrew" is one way to...):
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s