cork
adjective
1. (snowboarding) Having the property of a head over heels rotation.
noun
1. outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
Definition categories: substance, bark
2. (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
Similar word(s): phellem
Definition categories: substance, bark
3. a port city in southern Ireland
Definition categories: location
4. the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
Definition categories: man–made, plug, stopper, stopple
5. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
Definition categories: man–made, float
Sentences with cork as a noun:
- Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic.
verb
1. close a bottle with a cork
Definition categories: contact, plug, secure
2. stuff with cork
- The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter
Definition categories: change, stuff
Sentences with cork as a verb:
- He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.
- The vicious tackle corked his leg.