corkscrew
['kɔrk`skru]
n. 拔塞钻

a. 螺旋形

vt. 硬, 探

vi.

1. Corkscrew tail—— a tail that spirals.
   形容犬尾巴螺旋形。
2. A corkscrew is a tool for opening bottles.
   塞钻瓶。
3. A corkscrew is a tool for taking corks out of bottles.
   塞钻种瓶软木塞。

corkscrew
[ noun ]

1. a bottle opener that pulls corks

<noun.artifact>

[ verb ]

1. move in a spiral or zigzag course

<verb.motion> spiral

Corkscrew \Cork"screw`\, v. t.
To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way
through a crowd. [Colloq.] --Dickens.


corkscrew \cork"screw`\ (k[^o]rk"skr[udd]`), n.
An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing
corks from bottles.


corkscrew \cork"screw`\ (k[^o]rk"skr[udd]`), a.
shaped like a corkscrew; spiral; helical.
[PJC]

{corkscrew stairs}, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.