All corkscrew synonyms
corkΒ·screw
C c noun corkscrew
- wind β the act of winding.
- circle β A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
- roll β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- loop β a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
- involution β an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- helix β a spiral.
- curlicue β Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- auger β a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood
- punch β the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- implement β any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- bit β A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- gimlet β a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.
- trephine β a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
- trepan β a person who ensnares or entraps others.
- borer β a machine or hand tool for boring holes
- riveter β a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- awl β a pointed hand tool with a fluted blade used for piercing wood, leather, etc
- wimble β a device used especially in mining for extracting the rubbish from a bored hole.
- jackhammer β a portable drill operated by compressed air and used to drill rock, break up pavement, etc.
- dibble β a small hand tool used to make holes in the ground for planting or transplanting bulbs, seeds, or roots
- countersink β to enlarge the upper part of (a hole) in timber, metal, etc, so that the head of a bolt or screw can be sunk below the surface
verb corkscrew
- rotate β to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- fold β to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- writhe β to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
- spire β a coil or spiral.
- intertwine β Twist or twine together.
- snake β any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- wreathe β to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
- convolve β to wind or roll together; coil; twist
- crook β A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
- ripple β (of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.
- undulate β to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.
- swirl β to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
- crimp β If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
- zigzag β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- indent β indentation
- crisp β Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- ringlet β a curled lock of hair.
- kink β a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself.
- crinkle β If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded.
- meander β to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- scallop β any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- frizz β the state of being frizzed.
- lace β a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- surround β to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- interlace β progressive coding
- plait β a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- curl β If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
- knit β to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.