corkscrew as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
corkscrew
noun
1 corkscrew
A bottle opener that pulls corks.
synonym: bottle screw.
Roget 248:
winding
etc.
v.;
convolution,
involution,
circumvolution;
wave,
undulation,
tortuosity,
anfractuosity†;
sinuosity,
sinuation†;
meandering,
circuit,
circumbendibus†,
twist,
twirl,
windings and turnings,
ambages†;
torsion;
inosculation†;
reticulation
etc.
(crossing)
219;
rivulation†;
roughness
etc.
256.
coil,
roll,
curl;
buckle,
spiral,
helix,
corkscrew,
worm,
volute,
rundle;
tendril;
scollop†,
scallop,
escalop†;
kink;
ammonite,
snakestone†.
serpent,
eel,
maze,
labyrinth.
knot.
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Roget 262:
perforator,
piercer,
borer,
auger,
chisel,
gimlet,
stylet†,
drill,
wimble†,
awl,
bradawl,
scoop,
terrier,
corkscrew,
dibble,
trocar [Med.],
trepan,
probe,
bodkin,
needle,
stiletto,
rimer,
warder,
lancet;
punch,
puncheon;
spikebit†,
gouge;
spear
etc.
(weapon)
727;
puncher;
punching machine,
punching press;
punch pliers.
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Roget 301:
extraction;
extracting
etc.
v.;
removal,
elimination,
extrication,
eradication,
evolution.
evulsion†,
avulsion†;
wrench;
expression,
squeezing;
extirpation,
extermination;
ejection
etc.
297;
export
etc.
(egress)
295.
extractor,
corkscrew,
forceps,
pliers.
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Roget 311:
circuition†,
circulation;
turn,
curvet;
excursion,
circumvention,
circumnavigation,
circumambulation;
northwest passage;
circuit
etc.
629.
turning
etc.
v.;
wrench;
evolution;
coil,
corkscrew.
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Dutch: kurkentrekker, kurketrekker, trekker
Polish: korkociÄ…g
verb
1 corkscrew
Move in a spiral or zigzag course.
synonym: spiral.
Moby thesaurus: anfractuous, aspirator, bottle opener, can opener, church key, cirrus, clavis, cochlear, cochleate, coil, contort, corkscrewy, crinkle, crowbar, curl, curlicue, entwine, evolute, extractor, forceps, gyre, helical, helicoid, helix, intort, involute, key, kink, latchkey, latchstring, master key, meander, open sesame, opener, passkey, pincers, pipette, pliers, press, pump, ringlet, roll, scallop, screw, screw-shaped, scroll, scrolled, separator, serpentine, siphon, skeleton key, slink, snake, spiral, spiroid, swirl, tendril, tin opener, turbinal, turbinate, turn, tweezers, twine, twirl, twist, twist and turn, vacuum pump, verticillate, volute, voluted, volution, vortex, whirl, whorl, whorled, wind, worm, wreathe, wring, wringer ... show more.
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