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corkscrewed

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Definition of corkscrewed word

  • noun corkscrewed Simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew. 1

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Parts of speech for Corkscrewed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

corkscrewed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for corkscrewed

adjective corkscrewed

  • crisped — (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
  • wounded — suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound: to bandage a wounded hand.

noun corkscrewed

  • braided — A piece of clothing that is braided is decorated with braid.
  • circled — Simple past tense and past participle of circle.
  • lapped — (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
  • looped — having or consisting of loops; loopy.
  • rang — simple past tense of ring2 .

verb corkscrewed

  • convoluted — If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.
  • intertwined — Twist or twine together.
  • spired — having a spire.
  • wreathed — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
  • writhed — to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.

Antonyms for corkscrewed

noun corkscrewed

  • lined — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.

verb corkscrewed

  • released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
  • unraveled — to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
  • unwound — to reduce the tension of; relax: to unwind a person with a drink.
  • divided — separated; separate.

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