ALL meanings of cork
cork
C c - uncountable noun cork Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree. 3
- countable noun cork A cork is a piece of cork or plastic that is pushed into the opening of a bottle to close it. 3
- noun cork the thick light porous outer bark of the cork oak, used widely as an insulator and for stoppers for bottles, casks, etc 3
- noun cork a piece of cork or other material used as a stopper 3
- noun cork an angling float 3
- noun cork a protective layer of dead impermeable cells on the outside of the stems and roots of woody plants, produced by the outer layer of the cork cambium 3
- verb cork to stop up (a bottle, cask, etc) with or as if with a cork; fit with a cork 3
- verb cork to restrain 3
- verb cork to black (the face, hands, etc) with burnt cork 3
- noun cork a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in Munster province: crossed by ridges of low mountains; scenic coastline. County town: Cork. Pop: 447 829 (2002). Area: 7459 sq km (2880 sq miles) 3
- noun cork a city and port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Cork, at the mouth of the River Lee: seat of the University College of Cork (1849). Pop: 186 239 (2002) 3
- noun cork county on the S coast of Ireland, in Munster province: 2,880 sq mi (7,459 sq km); pop. 283,000 3
- noun cork its county seat, a seaport: pop. 174,000 3
- noun cork the light, thick, elastic outer bark of an oak tree, the cork oak (Quercus suber) of the beech family, that grows in the Mediterranean area: used for floats, stoppers, linoleum, insulation, etc. 3
- noun cork a piece of cork or something made of cork; esp., a stopper for a bottle, cask, etc. 3
- noun cork a similar stopper made of rubber, glass, etc. 3
- noun cork the dead, waterproof outer bark of the stems of woody plants 3
- verb transitive cork to stop or seal with a cork 3
- verb transitive cork to hold back; check 3
- verb transitive cork to blacken with burnt cork 3
- noun cork A cork is a piece of cork or plastic that is pushed into the opening of a bottle to close it. 3
- noun cork a county in Munster province, in S Republic of Ireland. 2881 sq. mi. (7460 sq. km). 1
- noun cork a seaport in and the county seat of Cork, in the S part. 1
- verb with object cork to provide or fit with cork or a cork. 1
- verb with object cork to stop with or as if with a cork (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object cork to blacken with burnt cork. 1
- idioms cork blow / pop one's cork, Informal. to lose one's temper; release one's emotional or physical tension. 1
- noun cork The buoyant, light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak. 1
- noun cork material 1
- noun cork bottle stopper 1
- transitive verb cork bottle, wine 1
- noun cork made of cork 1
- noun cork (Uncountable Noun) The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. 0
- noun cork A bottle stopper made from this or any other material. 0
- noun cork An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork. 0
- noun cork The cork oak, Quercus suber. 0
- noun cork (botany) The tissue that grows from the cork cambium. 0
- noun cork (snowboarding) A snowboarding aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes heels over head, with the board overhead. 0
- verb cork (Transitive Verb) To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper. 0
- verb cork (Transitive Verb) To blacken (as) with a burnt cork. 0
- verb cork To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it. 0
- verb cork To fill with cork, as the center of a baseball bat. 0
- verb cork (Transitive Verb) (Australia) To injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma. 0
- verb cork (snowboarding) To perform such a maneuver. 0
- adjective cork (snowboarding) Having the property of a head over heels rotation. 0