Antonyms for corkscrew

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : kawrk-skroo

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔrkˌskru

Definition of corkscrew

Origin : 1720, from cork (n.) + screw (n.). Given various figurative or extended senses from c.1815; the verb is attested from 1837.

As in spiral : adj curling, winding
As in curly : adj looping, forming ringlets
As in kink : noun bend, twist
As in spiral : noun curled shape
As in wave : noun sea surf, current
As in whorl : noun spiral
As in coil : noun thread that curls
As in drill : noun tool for boring
As in twine : verb coil, twist together
As in twist : verb curl, spin
As in wind : verb bend, turn
As in coil : verb curl around, entwine
As in curl : verb bend, loop
As in entwine : verb twist around

Example sentences :

I always carry a corkscrew, and I never forget to kiss the landlady.'
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

At last I heard him revolving on his axis down the corkscrew staircase.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Not even a corkscrew imitation of smoke issuing from the roof was forgotten.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

The snow snowed on, and now it fell in large, corkscrew flakes.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

Sellers was to end with a sort of corkscrew performance on the stage.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

I bought the corkscrew, and from that moment my income has equalled my expenses.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 » by Various

We were going to pry open the Lobster's claws and use them for a corkscrew.
Extract from : « Stanford Stories » by Charles K. Field

His fingers were cut off one by one and the corkscrew was bored into his legs and arms.
Extract from : « The Hindered Hand » by Sutton E. Griggs

I twisted and turned like a corkscrew, but I dared not leave it.
Extract from : « The La Chance Mine Mystery » by Susan Carleton Jones

The father took the full bottle and the corkscrew in his hand.
Extract from : « What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales » by Hans Christian Andersen

Synonyms for corkscrew

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