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The correct spelling is cork.
How to pronounce cork
/kɔːk/
nounIPA: /kɔːk/
Say it like: Cor-k
The correct spelling is cork. The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. For example: "Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic."
Usage Examples
“Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic.”
“He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.”
“The vicious tackle corked his leg.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- 2.A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
- 3.An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork.
- 4.The cork oak, Quercus suber.
- 5.The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
verb
- 1.To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
- 2.To blacken (as) with a burnt cork
- 3.To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
- 4.To fill with cork, as the center of a baseball bat.
- 5.To injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma.
adjective
- 1.Having the property of a head over heels rotation.
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