Search Result:cork
KK Pronunciation
〔 kɒrk 〕
Pronunciation
〔 kɒːk 〕
Overview of noun cork
The noun cork has 5 senses
- cork -- (outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.)
- phellem, cork -- ((botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells)
- Cork -- (a port city in southern Ireland)
- cork, bottle cork -- (the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle))
- bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat -- (a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line)
Overview of verb cork
The verb cork has 2 senses
- cork, cork up -- (close a bottle with a cork)
- cork -- (stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter")