English Dictionary: corkscrew | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for corkscrew | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Corkscrew \Cork"screw`\ (-skr[udd]`), n. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles. {Corkscrew stairs}, a spiral staircase around a solid newel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Corkscrew \Cork"screw`\, v. t. To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd. [Colloq.] --Dickens. |