noun
- Outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc..
- Botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells.
- synonyms: phellem
- A port city in southern Ireland.
- The plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle.
- synonyms: bottle cork
- A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line.
verb
- Close a bottle with a cork.
- synonyms: cork up
- Stuff with cork.
- usage: "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"
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