All corkscrew synonyms
corkΒ·screw
C c verb corkscrew
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- curl β If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
- convolute β to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
- buckle β A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
- curve β A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
- contort β If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position.
- coil β A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
- interweave β to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.
- weave β to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
- swivel β a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle.
- wriggle β to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
- wiggle β to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.
- wrench β to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
- sprain β to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation.
- slither β to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- ramble β to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
noun corkscrew
- current β A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
- braid β Braid is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains.
- tendril β a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- wrinkle β an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
- rush β to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- stream β a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- swell β to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- upsurge β to surge up; increase; rise: Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.
- rash β acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- surge β a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
- tide β the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- flood β a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- outbreak β a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
- sign β a token; indication.
- crest β The crest of a hill or a wave is the top of it.
- influx β act of flowing in.
- movement β the act, process, or result of moving.
- twine β a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- convolution β Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves.
- lap β the act of lapping liquid.
- ring β a male given name.
- twirl β to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
- spiral β Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- scroll β a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- twist β to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- bight β a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve
- gyration β the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- whorl β a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil.
adj corkscrew
- fuzzy β of the nature of or resembling fuzz: a soft, fuzzy material.
- wavy β curving alternately in opposite directions; undulating: a wavy course; wavy hair.
- kinky β full of kinks; closely twisted: a kinky wire.
- coiled β Coiled means in the form of a series of loops.
- circling β a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .