corkscrew
an instrument typically consisting of a metal spiral with a sharp point at one end and a transverse handle at the other, used for drawing corks from bottles.
resembling a corkscrew; helical; spiral.
to move in a spiral or zigzag course.
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How to use corkscrew in a sentence
These huge threads stretch hundreds of millions of light-years in space and twirl like giant corkscrews.
Cosmic filaments may have the biggest spin in outer space | Jaime Chambers | August 2, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThese tendrils stretching hundreds of millions of light-years spin, twirling like giant corkscrews.
Cosmic filaments may be the biggest spinning objects in space | Jaime Chambers | June 22, 2021 | Science NewsThen, for reasons unknown to researchers, the whale switches to a loose corkscrew upward for the last 600 meters or so.
Why do sea turtles, penguins and sharks sometimes just swim in circles or spirals? | Susan Milius | March 23, 2021 | Science NewsIn my corkscrew travels I often like to revisit familiar, favorite regions looking for unfamiliar wines.
This chianti will put you under the Tuscan sun and ground you with earthy flavors, too | Dave McIntyre | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostHigh-speed 3-D microscopy of human sperm swimming freely in the lab revealed that the cells corkscrew as they move, consistent with previous studies.
I asked, watching buzzards, white-backed vultures, and tawny eagles corkscrew skyward on thermals.
Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot | Joanna Eede | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd a few infamous bugs, like the corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Helicobacter pylori, which can be downright carcinogenic.
An Epidemic of Absence: Destroying the Bugs in Our Bodies Can Be Dangerous to Our Health | Moises Velasquez-Manoff | September 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe path rose more steeply now with a spiral twist to the right like the final turn of a corkscrew.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramI meant, we were both in love, he said with the ghost of a smile, if your corkscrew advances towards matrimony can be called love.
The Romance of His Life | Mary CholmondeleyThere was a noise at the other end of the room, as if something was crawling up the iron corkscrew stair.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | VariousAs it swallowed us we began to spiral rapidly around as though we were tobogganing down a giant corkscrew.
Here is a machine the central part of which resembles a great corkscrew or spiral constantly revolving.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for corkscrew
/ (ˈkɔːkˌskruː) /
a device for drawing corks from bottles, typically consisting of a pointed metal spiral attached to a handle or screw mechanism
boxing slang a blow that ends with a twist of the fist, esp one intended to cut the opponent
(modifier) resembling a corkscrew in shape
to move or cause to move in a spiral or zigzag course
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