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Synonyms & Antonyms of corkscrew
(Entry 1 of 2)
turning around an axis like the thread of a screw
- an angelic child with beautiful corkscrew curls
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corkscrew
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of corkscrew (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to draw out by force or with effort
- practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness
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- extract,
- prize,
- pry,
- pull,
- root (out),
- tear (out),
- uproot,
- wrest,
- wring,
- yank
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2
to follow a circular or spiral course
- the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill
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The first known use of corkscrew was in 1698
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