| cork [n] |
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| 1) | outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc. |
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| bark plant_material |
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| 2) | (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells |
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| Synonyms : | phellem |
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| bark botany |
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| 3) | a port city in southern Ireland |
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| city port eire |
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| 4) | the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) |
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| plug wine_bottle |
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| 5) | a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line |
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| Synonyms : | bob bobber bobfloat |
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| float fishing_gear bob |
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| cork [v] |
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| 1) | close a bottle with a cork |
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| Synonyms : | cork_up |
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| plug corker uncork |
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| 2) | stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter" |
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| stuff |
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