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Cork

/ Cork /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
Type of:
plug stopper stopple
Has parts:
wine bottle
Derived:
cork up
noun Sense 2
a port city in southern Ireland
Type of:
city metropolis urban center
noun Sense 3
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
Type of:
bark plant material
Derived:
cork up
verb Sense 4
stuff with cork
"The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"
Type of:
stuff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
close a bottle with a cork
Opposites:
uncork
Type of:
plug stop up secure
Derived:
corker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
Type of:
bark
Domain:
botany phytology
noun Sense 7
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
Type of:
float
Has parts:
fishing gear tackle fishing tackle
Derived:
bob
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
4
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