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# corkscrew

noun (corkscrews)

«corkscrew» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A corkscrew is a tool with a spiral metal point for pulling corks out of bottles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corkscrew/#m1)
2. A corkscrew is anything twisted into a spiral shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corkscrew/#m2)

### In the lessons

in pirate tales, a nickname for a weapon (Johnny Corkscrew); in lessons, a spiral shape like a twisted road

### Examples

- Dad opened the bottle with a corkscrew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corkscrew/#x1)
- The pirate's sword was called Johnny Corkscrew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corkscrew/#x2)
- The road wound up the hill in a corkscrew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corkscrew/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «corkscrew» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corkscrew/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«corkscrew» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/corkscrew.html) on Mova free.