01 n. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.
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An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.
Entry
3 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
corkscrew
02 a. shaped like a corkscrew; spiral; helical.
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shaped like a corkscrew; spiral; helical.
Phrases & compounds
corkscrew stairs —
a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
03 v. t. To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd.
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To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd.[Colloq.]