 cork |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc. | |
| Related terms: | bark plant_material | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) | |
| Related terms: | plug wine_bottle | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells | |
| Synonyms: | phellem | |
| Related terms: | bark botany | |
| 4. | [ verb ] close a bottle with a cork | |
| Synonyms: | cork_up | |
| Related terms: | uncork plug | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (government,geography) a port city in southern Ireland | |
| Related terms: | city port Ireland | |
| 6. | [ verb ] stuff with cork | |
| Examples: | "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter" |
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| Related terms: | stuff | |
| 7. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6879 | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line | |
| Synonyms: | bobber bobfloat bob | |
| Related terms: | float fishing_gear | |
| Similar spelling: |
corky Cohrs course coerce coarse Coursey courage corokia |
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