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Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)k|-��(r)k
Adjective
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- Made from, or consisting of, cork.
#:Look at that cork statue.
Noun
Image:ChampagneCorksLarge.jpg|thumb|Champagne corks (noun sense 2)
en-noun
- uncountable The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and is very good for making bottle stoppers and insulation material.
- A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
#: It is hard to call it wine with a straight-face, when the cork is made of plastic.
Translations
trans-top|bark of the cork oak
Czech: t-|cs|korek|m
Finnish: t-|fi|korkki
French: t+|fr|liège|m
Greek: t|el|�ελλ��|m|sc=Grek (fellós)
Italian: s. m. sughero
trans-mid
Portuguese: cortiça
Romanian: plut�
Serbian: pluta f
Swedish: kork c
trans-bottom
trans-top|bottle stopper
Czech: t-|cs|zátka|f
Finnish: t-|fi|korkki
Greek: t|el|�ελλ��|m|sc=Grek (fellós)
Hebrew: he-translation|שע�|sha'am, he-translation|פקק|p'kak
Italian: t-|it|turacciolo|m
trans-mid
Portuguese: rolha
Serbian: pampur m, zapuša� m
Swedish: kork c
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb
- To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
- To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
- context|slang To be quiet.
#:He was so loud I told him to cork it.
- context|baseball To fill the center of a bat with cork.
#: He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.
Derived terms
corkboard
corker
corkscrew
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