corkscrew

Meanings

1. 1
   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.

2. 2
   noun

   The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.

   A bubble rising rapidly in water describes a spiral closely resembling a corkscrew.

From cork + screw.

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