| Cork (kôrk) A city of southern Ireland near the head of Cork Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Cork was occupied by the Danes in the ninth century and by Oliver Cromwell in 1649. Population: 119,000. |
| cork (kôrk) n. 1. The lightweight elastic outer bark of the cork oak, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats, and crafts. 2. a. Something made of cork, especially a bottle stopper. b. A bottle stopper made of other material, such as plastic. 3. A small float used on a fishing line or net to buoy up the line or net or to indicate when a fish bites. 4. Botany A nonliving, water-resistant protective tissue that is formed on the outside of the cork cambium in the woody stems and roots of many seed plants. Also called phellem. tr.v. corked, cork·ing, corks 1. To stop or seal with or as if with a cork. 2. To restrain or check; hold back: tried to cork my anger. 3. To blacken with burnt cork. [Middle English, from Dutch kurk or Low German korck, both from Spanish alcorque, cork-soled shoe, probably from Arabic dialectal al-q  rq : al-, the + qrq (from Latin quercus, oak; see perkwu- in Indo-European roots).] |
cork [kɔːk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the thick light porous outer bark of the cork oak, used widely as an insulator and for stoppers for bottles, casks, etc.
2. a piece of cork or other material used as a stopper
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) an angling float
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Also called phellem Botany a protective layer of dead impermeable cells on the outside of the stems and roots of woody plants, produced by the outer layer of the cork cambium
adj
made of cork Related adj suberose
vb (tr)
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) to stop up (a bottle, cask, etc.) with or as if with a cork; fit with a cork
2. (often foll by up) to restrain to cork up the emotions
3. to black (the face, hands, etc.) with burnt cork
[probably from Arabic qurq, from Latin cortex bark, especially of the cork oak]
corklike adj
Cork [kɔːk]
n
1. (Placename) a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in Munster province: crossed by ridges of low mountains; scenic coastline. County town: Cork. Pop.: 420 510 (1996). Area: 7459 sq. km (2880 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a city and port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co. Cork, at the mouth of the River Lee: seat of the University College of Cork (1849). Pop.: 127 092 (1996) Gaelic name Corcaigh
| cork (kôrk) 1. The outermost layer of tissue in woody plants that is resistant to the passage of water vapor and gases and that becomes the bark. Cork is secondary tissue, formed on the outside of the tissue layer known as cork cambium. The cell walls of cork cells contain suberin. Once they mature, cork cells die. Also called phellem. 2. The lightweight, elastic outer bark of the cork oak, which grows near the Mediterranean Sea. Cork is used for bottle stoppers, insulation, and other products. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cork - outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants plant material, plant substance - material derived from plants |
| 2. | cork - (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants | |
| 3. | Cork - a port city in southern Ireland Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 | |
| 4. | cork - the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) wine bottle - a bottle for holding wine | |
| 5. |  cork - a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing linefloat - something that floats on the surface of water | |
| Verb | 1. | cork - close a bottle with a cork plug, stop up, secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" uncork - draw the cork from (bottles); "uncork the French wine" |
| 2. | cork - stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter" stuff - fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers" |
cork noun
Related words
adjective suberose
adjective suberose
Translations
cork [ˈkɔːrk]
cork
cork:
cork:
cork oak
n → Korkeiche f
corkscrew
n → Korkenzieher m
corkscrew curls
pl → Korkenzieherlocken pl
cork shoes
pl → Schuhe pl → mit Korksohlen
cork tile
n → Korkfliese f
cork-tipped
adj cigarette → mit Korkfilter
cork tree
n → Korkbaum m
cork [kɔːk]
cork [kɔːk]
1. n (substance) → sughero; (of bottle) → tappo (di sughero), turacciolo
to pull the cork out of a bottle → stappare una bottiglia
to pull the cork out of a bottle → stappare una bottiglia
2. vt (bottle) (also cork up) → tappare
3. adj → di sughero
cork [kɔːk]
1. n (substance) → sughero; (of bottle) → tappo (di sughero), turacciolo
to pull the cork out of a bottle → stappare una bottiglia
to pull the cork out of a bottle → stappare una bottiglia
2. vt (bottle) (also cork up) → tappare
3. adj → di sughero
n cork [koːk]
1 the outer bark of the cork tree (an oak of South Europe, North Africa etc) Cork floats well; (also adjective ) cork floor-tiles. kurk فَلّـين бот. лико korek; korkový kork; kork- der Kork φελλός corcho kork چوب پنبه korkki liège; (en) liège שַׁעַם काग pluto, kora od plutnjaka parafa gabus korkur sughero; di sughero コルク 코르크 kamščiamedžio žievė korķis; korķa- gabus kurk kork korek cortiça (de) plută пробка korok; korkový pluta pluta kork เปลือกนอกของต้นโอ๊ค mantar (ağacı kabuğu) 軟木 кора пробкового дерева كارک، کاگ li e; bần 软木
2 a stopper for a bottle etc made of cork Put the cork back in the wine-bottle. kurkprop سِدادَ тапа zátka (korková) korkprop der Korken φελλός, πώμα corcho, tapón kork در بطری؛ سر بطری korkki bouchon (en liège) פְּקַק שַׁעַם कार्क से बोतल बंद करना čep dugó sumbat korktappi tappo di sughero コルクのせん 코르크 마개 kamštis korķis; aizbāznis gabus kurk kork korek rolha dop (de plută) пробка zátka zamašek čep kork จุกไม้ก๊อก şişe mantarı 軟木塞 корок, пробка کاگ، ڈاٹ nút chai 软木塞
v
to put a cork or stopper in He corked the bottle. kurk,toekurk يَسُـد запушвам uzavřít zátkou (korkovou) sætte prop i verkorken βουλώνω encorchar, tapar con un corcho kinni korkima بستن sulkea korkilla boucher לִפקוֹק कार्क बोतल začepiti bedugaszol menyumbat setja tappa í tappare せんをする 코르크 마개로 막다 užkimšti aizkorķēt; aizbāzt menyumbat kurken sette kork i, korke korkować rolhar a astupa затыкать пробкой zátkovať zamašiti zapušiti korka igen ปิดด้วยจุกไม้ก๊อก tıpalamak 用軟木塞塞緊 затикати пробкою کاگ لگانا، ڈاٹ لگانا đóng nút bần 用软木塞塞紧
n corkscrew
a tool with a screw-like spike, used for drawing corks from bottles. kurktrekker مِفتاح القناني، برّيمـه، مِبْـرَم тирбушон vývrtka proptrækker der Korkenzieher τιρμπουσόν sacacorchos korgits در بازکن korkkiruuvi tire-bouchon פוֹתחָן בָּקבּוּקִים काग निकालने का पेंच vadičep dugóhúzó kotrek, pembuka sumbat botol tappatogari cavatappi コルクせん抜き 코르크 마개뽐이 kamščiatraukis korķviļķis skru pencungkil gabus kurketrekker korketrekker korkociąg saca-rolhas tirbuşon штопор vývrtka odčepnik vadičep korkskruv สว่านเปิดจุกขวด tirbuşon 軟木塞起子 штопор کاگ پیچ، پیچ کش cái mở nút chai li e 开塞钻
Cork → فلين korek kork Korken φελλός corcho korkki liège pluto sughero コルク 코르크 kurk kork korek cortiça пробка kork จุกไม้ก๊อก mantar vỏ dày xốp của cây sồi vùng Địa Trung Hải 软木塞
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