cork

[ kawrk ]

/ kɔrk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cork ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.

Also called cork oak. the tree itself.

something made of cork.

a piece of cork, rubber, or the like used as a stopper, as for a bottle.

Angling. a small float to buoy up a fishing line or to indicate that a fish is biting.

Also called phellem, suber. Botany. an outer tissue of bark produced by and exterior to the phellogen.

verb (used with object)

to provide or fit with cork or a cork.

to stop with or as if with a cork (often followed by up).

to blacken with burnt cork.

Idioms for cork

blow / pop one's cork, Informal. to lose one's temper; release one's emotional or physical tension.

Origin of cork

1275–1325; Middle English cork(e) <Arabic qurq<Latin quercus oak

OTHER WORDS FROM cork

re·cork, verb (used with object)

Words nearby cork

Cori's disease, corita, corium, corixid, Corizza, cork, corkage, corkboard, cork cambium, corked, corker

Definition for cork (2 of 2)

Cork

[ kawrk ]

/ kɔrk /

noun

a county in Munster province, in S Republic of Ireland. 2,881 sq. mi. (7,460 sq. km).

a seaport in and the county seat of Cork, in the S part.

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Example sentences from the Web for cork

The floors were softened by cork tiles, the walls by Philippine mahogany paneling.
The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win|W.C. Heinz|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their nanny is from Cork, Ireland, and she is amazing and hilarious.
Neil Patrick Harris Hosts the Tonys|Kevin Sessums|June 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They sing harvest songs and pull cork after cork after cork.
World's Most Extravagant BYOB|Sophie Menin|February 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He was working on five of them; and one of them, the double cork 1080, he said he would name “the Bob.”
Pure Gold: Snowboarding With Shaun White|Bob Simon|January 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST

It is said that a Moët et Chandon cork pops somewhere on earth every second.
Designer Champagne|Amy Cortese|December 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I've felt all the week just like something sizzling in a bottle and waiting to have the cork pulled!
Dandelion Cottage|Carroll Watson Rankin
The cane, K K, is fastened by thread as in the diagram; the thread can pass through a hole in the cork.
Toy-Making in School and Home|Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne
It was gone in an instant, and she felt like a cork floating on the water.
Lulu's Library, Volume II|Louisa M. Alcott
This layer in the cork oak is thick enough to be of commercial importance.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
No matter about that—the glass of brandy we had from that friend of yours in the cork wood set all to rights afterwards.
The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole|W. H. Maxwell

British Dictionary definitions for cork (1 of 2)

cork

/ (kɔːk) /

noun

the thick light porous outer bark of the cork oak, used widely as an insulator and for stoppers for bottles, casks, etc

a piece of cork or other material used as a stopper

an angling float

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

adjective

made of corkRelated adjective: suberose

verb (tr)

to stop up (a bottle, cask, etc) with or as if with a cork; fit with a cork

(often foll by up) to restrainto cork up the emotions

to black (the face, hands, etc) with burnt cork

Derived forms of cork

corklike, adjective

Word Origin for cork

C14: probably from Arabic qurq, from Latin cortex bark, especially of the cork oak

British Dictionary definitions for cork (2 of 2)

Cork

/ (kɔːk) /

noun

a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in Munster province: crossed by ridges of low mountains; scenic coastline. County town: Cork. Pop: 447 829 (2002). Area: 7459 sq km (2880 sq miles)

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: 186 239 (2002)

Gaelic name: Corcaigh

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for cork

cork

[ kôrk ]

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

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.

单词	cork
释义	cork [ kawrk ] / kɔrk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cork ON THESAURUS.COM noun the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc. Also called cork oak. the tree itself. something made of cork. a piece of cork, rubber, or the like used as a stopper, as for a bottle. Angling. a small float to buoy up a fishing line or to indicate that a fish is biting. Also called phellem, suber. Botany. an outer tissue of bark produced by and exterior to the phellogen. verb (used with object) to provide or fit with cork or a cork. to stop with or as if with a cork (often followed by up). to blacken with burnt cork. Idioms for cork blow / pop one's cork, Informal. to lose one's temper; release one's emotional or physical tension. Origin of cork 1275–1325; Middle English cork(e) <Arabic qurq<Latin quercus oak OTHER WORDS FROM cork re·cork, verb (used with object) Words nearby cork Cori's disease, corita, corium, corixid, Corizza, cork, corkage, corkboard, cork cambium, corked, corker Definition for cork (2 of 2) Cork [ kawrk ] / kɔrk / noun a county in Munster province, in S Republic of Ireland. 2,881 sq. mi. (7,460 sq. km). a seaport in and the county seat of Cork, in the S part. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cork The floors were softened by cork tiles, the walls by Philippine mahogany paneling. The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win\|W.C. Heinz\|January 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Their nanny is from Cork, Ireland, and she is amazing and hilarious. Neil Patrick Harris Hosts the Tonys\|Kevin Sessums\|June 10, 2011\|DAILY BEAST They sing harvest songs and pull cork after cork after cork. World's Most Extravagant BYOB\|Sophie Menin\|February 7, 2011\|DAILY BEAST He was working on five of them; and one of them, the double cork 1080, he said he would name “the Bob.” Pure Gold: Snowboarding With Shaun White\|Bob Simon\|January 28, 2010\|DAILY BEAST It is said that a Moët et Chandon cork pops somewhere on earth every second. Designer Champagne\|Amy Cortese\|December 29, 2009\|DAILY BEAST I've felt all the week just like something sizzling in a bottle and waiting to have the cork pulled! Dandelion Cottage\|Carroll Watson Rankin The cane, K K, is fastened by thread as in the diagram; the thread can pass through a hole in the cork. Toy-Making in School and Home\|Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne It was gone in an instant, and she felt like a cork floating on the water. Lulu's Library, Volume II\|Louisa M. Alcott This layer in the cork oak is thick enough to be of commercial importance. A Civic Biology\|George William Hunter No matter about that—the glass of brandy we had from that friend of yours in the cork wood set all to rights afterwards. The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole\|W. H. Maxwell British Dictionary definitions for cork (1 of 2) cork / (kɔːk) / noun the thick light porous outer bark of the cork oak, used widely as an insulator and for stoppers for bottles, casks, etc a piece of cork or other material used as a stopper an angling float 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 adjective made of corkRelated adjective: suberose verb (tr) to stop up (a bottle, cask, etc) with or as if with a cork; fit with a cork (often foll by up) to restrainto cork up the emotions to black (the face, hands, etc) with burnt cork Derived forms of cork corklike, adjective Word Origin for cork C14: probably from Arabic qurq, from Latin cortex bark, especially of the cork oak British Dictionary definitions for cork (2 of 2) Cork / (kɔːk) / noun a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in Munster province: crossed by ridges of low mountains; scenic coastline. County town: Cork. Pop: 447 829 (2002). Area: 7459 sq km (2880 sq miles) 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: 186 239 (2002) Gaelic name: Corcaigh Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cork plug, spike, stopper, stop, float, seal, close, phellem, bobber, oak, stopple, shive Scientific definitions for cork cork [ kôrk ] 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 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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cork

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verb (used with object)

Idioms for cork

Origin of cork

OTHER WORDS FROM cork

Words nearby cork

Definition for cork (2 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for cork (1 of 2)

noun

adjective

verb (tr)

Derived forms of cork

Word Origin for cork

British Dictionary definitions for cork (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to cork

Scientific definitions for cork