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Word: cork (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Made from, or consisting of, cork.

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Noun:

  • A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
  • An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork
  • uncountable The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and is very good for making bottle stoppers and insulation material.

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Proper noun:

  • Principal city of County Cork.
  • County in the Republic of Ireland. (County Cork)

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Verb:

  • Australia transitive To injure through a blow
  • baseball To fill the center of a bat with cork.
  • slang To be quiet.
  • To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
  • transitive To blacken (as) with a burnt cork
  • transitive To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.

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