cork

verb

Definition of corknext
as in to stopper

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Recent Examples of cork Peppers with smooth skins will be less hot than peppers that display corking. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026 The new Planning Department and BPDA are at best old wine in new bottles, if not corked wine in new bottles. — Martyn Roetter, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026 Silberman and his brother David worked in the winery and were in charge of corking bottles and placing them into carts. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 In 2012, Superstorm Sandy inundated the oldest and lowest stations in Manhattan and inspired innovations like an inflatable plug big enough to seal off an entire tunnel and keep floodwater corked and contained. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cork
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cork
  1. stopper
  2. bung
  3. dam
  4. clog
Verb
  • The Arctic waters where the ship was found have preserved it like it was stoppered in a bottle.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Absent from the two teams was Wolves’ perimeter stopper Jaden McDaniels.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Definition of stopper
Verb
  • Two romantic songs are bunged in, perhaps to give Triptii Dimri something to do; otherwise, she is mostly tasked with looking lovely.
    — Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And each subsequent image bunged into the algorithm could be used to lower the overall noise level.
    — WIRED, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2023
Definition of bung
Verb
  • The drug boat campaign is the equivalent of trying to dam a river with a sheet of plywood.
    — Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • And although bipartisan Congressional efforts have pushed back on some of the deepest cuts, damage was still done, damming the flow of funding, halting experiments, delaying new research, and impeding the work of scientists worldwide.
    — Eric Schmidt, Time, 16 July 2026
Definition of dam
Verb
  • Pour a cup of white vinegar down your AC’s condensate drain twice a year to fend off algae and avoid clogging.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The same motions repeat across the spring as men pull out algae, muck, weeds, and plastic waste clogging the streambed.
    — Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of clog

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“Cork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cork. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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