corkscrew

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
2. The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
3. A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
4. A type of inversion used in roller coasters.

Adj

Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
2. (transitive) To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
3. (informal, transitive) To extract information or consent from someone.

Sinónimos

bottle screw

spiral

bottle opener

driver

opener

screw

screwdriver

🪛

slither

snake

🐍

squirm

twist

wind

worm

🪱

wreathe

wrestle

wriggle

writhe

turn-screw

circumvolute

cork-screw

curl

Traducións

tire-bouchon

cavatappi

Korkenzieher

sacacorchos

saca-rolhas

kurketrekker

kurkentrekker

llevataps

τιρμπουσόν

tirabuixó

tirbuşon

Korkzieher

burgu

cavaturaccioli

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈkɔːk.skɹuː/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From cork + screw.