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cork
(k/O/rk )

noun (n)

  • outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.(noun.substance)
    source: wordnet30
  • (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    phellem
    source: wordnet30
  • a port city in southern Ireland(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    bottle cork
    source: wordnet30
  • a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    bob, bobber, bobfloat
    source: wordnet30
  • The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • close a bottle with a cork(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    cork up
    Antonym:
    uncork
    source: wordnet30
  • stuff with cork(verb.change)
    Example:
    The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter.
    source: wordnet30
  • To stop with a cork, as a bottle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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