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[ kawrkt ] / kɔrkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR corked ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivestopped or closed with a cork. corky (def. 2). blackened with burnt cork. Origin of corkedFirst recorded in 1510–20; cork + -ed3 OTHER WORDS FROM corkedwell-corked, adjectiveWords nearby corkedCorizza, cork, corkage, corkboard, cork cambium, corked, corker, corking, cork oak, Corkonian, corkscrew Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corkedWe corked what was left of the wines, and headed back out into the heat, a little wiser about the whole what-goes-with-what thing. The Secrets of Matchmaking|Katie Workman|August 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST Corked glass bottles of spices, infused oils and vinegars beckon from antique cupboards like jewels. A Superstar Chef Does the Unthinkable|Amelia Smith|November 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST The seeds, once extracted, she put into a small phial, which she corked up tightly and put carefully away in her bureau drawer. The Conjure Woman|Charles W. Chesnutt Christian's face, surmounted by a very old hunting-cap, and decorated with a corked moustache, appeared at the window. Mount Music|E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross
Keep it in a tight box, or wide-mouthed bottle, corked up close. The American Housewife|Anonymous The liquid remains in a fluid state as long as the bottle is corked. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various As soon as it melts, dip the mouths of the corked bottles into it. The American Housewife|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for corked
adjectiveAlso: corky (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin (postpositive) British a slang word for drunk 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 corkedhinder, inhibit, set, bar, lessen, reduce, curb, narrow, specify, define, stifle, suppress, censor, choke, repress, restrain, muffle, squelch, clamp down on, clog |