| NOUN | substance | cork | outer bark of the cork oak |
|---|---|---|---|
| substance | cork, phellem | (botany) outer tissue of bark | |
| location | Cork | a port city in southern Ireland | |
| artifact | cork, bottle cork | the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) | |
| artifact | cork, bob, bobber, bobfloat | a small float usually made of cork | |
| VERB | contact | cork, cork up | close a bottle with a cork |
| change | cork | stuff with cork |
| Sounds | kao'rk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | fork ... York: 8 rhymes with aork... | |
| Meaning | Outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.. | |
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| Broader | bark | tough / tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants |
| plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants | |
| Spanish | corcho | |
| Catalan | suro | |
| Verbs | cork | close a bottle with a cork |
| Meaning | (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells. | |
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| Synonym | phellem | |
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | bark | tough / tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants |
| Spanish | phellem | |
| Catalan | phellem | |
| Meaning | A port city in southern Ireland. | |
|---|---|---|
| Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
| port | A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country | |
| Part of | Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Eire | A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland |
| Spanish | Cork | |
| Meaning | The plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle). | |
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| Synonym | bottle cork | |
| Part of | wine bottle | A bottle for holding wine |
| Broader | plug, stopper, stopple | Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
| Spanish | corcho de botella, corcho, tapón de corcho | |
| Catalan | tap de suro, tap | |
| Adjectives | corky | (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin |
| Verbs | cork | close a bottle with a cork |
| Meaning | A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line. | |
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| Synonyms | bob, bobber, bobfloat | |
| Member of | fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig | gear used in fishing |
| Broader | float | Something that floats on the surface of water |
| Spanish | bobfloat, boya | |
| Catalan | bobfloat | |
| Meaning | Close a bottle with a cork. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | cork up | |
| Broader | plug, stop up, secure | Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug |
| Opposite | uncork | Draw the cork from (bottles) |
| Spanish | encorchar | |
| Nouns | cork | the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) |
| cork | outer bark of the cork oak | |
| corker | a machine that is used to put corks in bottles | |
| Meaning | Stuff with cork. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter" | |
| Broader | stuff | Fill tightly with a material |
| Spanish | rellenar con corcho, tapar con corcho | |
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