cork

[US]/kɔːk/

[UK]/kɔːrk/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a type of buoyant and elastic material obtained from the outer bark of the cork oak；a stopper made of cork or a cork product
vt.to close or block with a cork stopper；to restrain or block off
adj.made of cork or relating to cork

Phrases & Collocations

cork board

cork flooring

cork screw

wine cork

cork stopper

cork oak tree

cork industry

like a cork

cork oak

cork sheet

Example Sentences

cork up one's feeling

draw a cork from a bottle

a cork bobbing on the water.

The cork flew off with a pop.

a corking good story.

Cork is a very buoyant material.

cars in corking condition.

jammed the cork in the bottle.

plugged a cork in the bottle.

tried to cork my anger.

the cork has the name of the château inked on to the side.

Walk for long on cork floor, stand indefatigability.

Cork scrambled a 1–0 win over Monaghan.

Our army completely surrounded and corked up the enemy stronghold.

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