Cork synonyms and antonyms

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tap
A device for starting or stopping the flow of liquid in a pipe, barrel, etc.; faucet
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plug (related)
The definition of a plug is something used to fill or stop a hole or gap.
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oak
Something made of this wood.
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spike
A tuft of hair that is stiffened, as with hair spray or soap, into a point.
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bung
A bunghole.
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bobber
(Fishing) A buoyant device (frequently made of cork) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (bait or lure) above the bottom.
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close
An end or conclusion.
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float
A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
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phellem
The layer of dead, corky cells produced externally by the cork cambium in the bark of woody plants; cork
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seal
Confirmation or an indication of confirmation.
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shive
A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole.
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stop
A device intended to block the path of a moving object; as, a door stop.
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stopple
A plug, a stopper
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choke
Something that constricts or chokes.
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fill
Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.
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stopper
Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
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block
To shape or mold on or as on a block
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clog
To block or slow passage through (often with 'up').
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congest
To become congested.
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full (related)
1911, Berthold Auerbach, Bayard Taylor, The villa on the Rhine:
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bob
A small, knoblike pendent object, such as a plumb bob.
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bobfloat
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
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bottle cork
the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
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cork-up
close a bottle with a cork
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uncork (antonym)
To draw the cork from.
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galway (related)
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limerick (related)
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waterford (related)
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kilkenny (related)
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dublin (related)
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donegal (related)
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  • The river here enters a branch of Cork harbour.

  • The Australian Eucalyptus and Casuarina in great variety, and many other imported trees, including syringas, wattles, acacias, willows, pines, cypress, cork and oak all thrive when properly planted and protected from grass fires.

  • He tried several times to join in the conversation, but his remarks were tossed aside each time like a cork thrown out of the water, and he could not jest with them.

  • The layer of cork thus formed cuts out the dead debris and serves to, protect the uninjured cells below.

  • He had a bottle in his hand and twisted the cork free with little effort.

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