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cork

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cork

1
 nv
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
stuff with cork
2
 nv
the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
close a bottle with a cork
3
 n
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cork
1

n outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

Type of:
bark
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
plant material, plant substance
material derived from plants

n (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

Synonyms:
phellem
Type of:
bark
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

v stuff with cork

“The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter”
Type of:
stuff
fill tightly with a material
2

n the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

Synonyms:
bottle cork
Type of:
plug, stopper, stopple
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

v close a bottle with a cork

Synonyms:
cork up
Antonyms:
uncork
draw the cork from (bottles)
Type of:
plug, secure, stop up
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
3

n a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

Synonyms:
bob, bobber, bobfloat
Type of:
float
something that floats on the surface of water
Launch
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