Corkscrew

/ˈkɔɹk.skɹu/

Synonyms for "corkscrew" (99 found)

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Closest matches (20)

anfractuous aspirator augerbottle openercan openerchurch keycirrus clavis cochlear cochleate coil contort corkscrewy crinkle crowbar

Noun(5 words)

bottle openerbottle screwcoil coiled convoluted

Strong matches (30)

curl curlicue drill entwine evolute extractor forceps gyre helical helicoid helix intort involute key kink latchkey latchstringmaster keymeanderopen sesame

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opener passkey pincers pipette pliers press

Noun(4 words)

extract helical helix labyrinthine

Related words (49)

pump ringlet roll scallop screw screw-shaped scroll scrolled separator serpentine siphonskeleton keyslink snake spiral spiroid swirl tendriltin openerturbinal

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turbinate turn tweezers twine twirl twisttwist and turnvacuum pumpverticillate volute voluted volution vortex whirl whorl whorled wind worm wreathe wring wringer

Noun(7 words)

spiral tortuous twist twisted unscrew windwine opener

Verb(1 words)

spiral

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

actionbottle openerfigurative meaningformhand toolmove progress rotatesemantic categoryshape turn

More specific

13 entries

coilconvoluted argumentdouble helixhelicallabyrinthine structurelever corkscrewsingle helixspiral spiral-shapedtortuous pathwayunscrewwaiter corkscrewwing corkscrew

Collocations

17 entries

corkscrew curvaturecorkscrew mechanismcorkscrew motioncorkscrew pathcorkscrew patterncorkscrew roadcorkscrew shapecorkscrew twistcorkscrew-like corkscrew-shapedlever corkscrewremove corktwist corkunscrew corkwaiter corkscrewwine corkscrew

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Inflections

5 entries

corkscrewed corkscrewing corkscrewsmore corkscrew-likemost corkscrew-like

Derivations

5 entries

corkscrewed corkscrewer corkscrewiness corkscrewing corkscrewy

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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Does anybody here have a corkscrew?

Source: tatoeba (1841721)

Tom got the corkscrew out of the drawer and opened the bottle of wine that Mary had brought.

Source: tatoeba (3315543)

Tom was glad that he'd bought a bottle of wine with a screw cap, since he couldn't find his corkscrew.

Source: tatoeba (3315549)

I need a corkscrew.

Source: tatoeba (6780555)

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