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cork

/kɔɹk/noun, verb1 syllable

Cork means: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line.

Synonyms for cork6

noun, as in a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

bob, bobber, bobfloat

noun, as in (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

phellem

noun, as in the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

bottle cork

verb, as in close a bottle with a cork

cork up

Opposites of cork

uncork

What does cork mean?7

noun

1

a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

2

(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

3

the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

4

a port city in southern Ireland

5

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

verb

1

close a bottle with a cork

2

stuff with cork“The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cork?4

one syllable

yorkforkporktorque
Show 40 near rhymes
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Cork in a sentence

  • It was impossible to pull out the cork.belgavox
  • I believe there's a little cork in that wine.nolongerhuman
  • I've never used this kind of cork screw before.CK
  • Cork is the only tree that regenerates its bark.Hybrid
  • I can't get the cork out of this bottle.CK
  • I couldn't get the cork out of the bottle.CK
  • The cork would not come out no matter what.hecko
  • Gabriel had a piece of cork in his ear.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cork

as a noun

plural
corks

as a verb

past tense
corked
present participle
corking
third-person singular
corks
past participle
corked