Corkscrew
['kɔːkskruː] or ['kɔrkskru]
Definition
(noun.) a bottle opener that pulls corks.
(verb.) move in a spiral or zigzag course.
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Definition
(n.) An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.
(v. t.) To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing a corkscrew, indicates an unsatisfied mind, and the dreamer should heed this as a warning to curb his desires, for it is likely they are on dangerous grounds. To dream of breaking a corkscrew while using it, indicates to the dreamer perilous surroundings, and he should use force of will to abandon unhealthful inclinations.
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Examples
- The streets generally are four or five to eight feet wide and as crooked as a corkscrew. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A corkscrew is a familiar illustration of the screw. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In it lay some table linen and a large corkscrew. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Here is the corkscrew, Signor Tenente, the orderly said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Orderly, go get a corkscrew. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The street called Straight is straighter than a corkscrew, but not as straight as a rainbow. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I went on, by passing the wine faster and faster yet, and continually starting up with a corkscrew to open more wine, long before any was needed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Into the tea-room Mr. Pickwick turned; and catching sight of him, Mr. Bantam corkscrewed his way through the crowd and welcomed him with ecstasy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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