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/ˈkɔːk.skɹuː/ · noun
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm..
I opened the wine with a corkscrew.
There stood presented to his sight, Or seem'd to stand, the God of wine, […] This hand a Cork-scrue did contain, And that a Bottle of Champaign.
A corkscrew is designed so that when it is turned it creates effectively a helical undulation pushing it into the cork, whereas rotation in the opposite sense pulls it out.
A two-prong or ah-so corkscrew with sheath.
A bubble rising rapidly in water describes a spiral closely resembling a corkscrew.
[…] the immovable McCoy let fly his most miraculous punch of the evening, of his lives, a world-beater of a right corkscrew, a punch years in the windup […]
A corkscrew has a 90° turn just prior to the loop and a 90° turn just afterward.
Then the old gentleman spun himself round with velocity in the opposite direction, continued to spin until his long cloak was all wound neatly about him, clapped his cap on his head, very much on one side (for it could not stand upright without going through the ceiling), gave an additional twist to his corkscrew mustaches, and replied with perfect coolness.
Use corkscrew when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Corkscrew means An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm..
Common synonyms include bottle screw, cork puller, spiral, helical.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I opened the wine with a corkscrew.
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