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Definition of cork noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cork

noun
 
/kɔːk/
 
/kɔːrk/
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  1. [uncountable] a light, soft material that is the thick bark of a type of Mediterranean oak tree
    • a cork mat
    • cork tiles
    Topics Plants and treesc2
  2. [countable] a small round object made of cork or plastic, that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
    • to draw the cork
    • Champagne corks were popping (= people were celebrating).
    Synonyms lidlidtop ▪ cork ▪ cap ▪ plugThese are all words for a cover for a container.lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it:
    • a jar with a tight-fitting lid
    top a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close itcork a small, round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottlescap (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a cover for protecting something such as the lens of a cameraplug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat, round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out:
    • a bath plug
    Patterns
    • a tight-fitting lid/​top/​cap
    • a screw top/​cap
    • a pen lid/​top
    • to put on/​screw on/​take off/​unscrew the lid/​top/​cap
    • to pull out the cork/​plug
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Dutch and Low German kork, from Spanish alcorque ‘cork-soled sandal’, from Arabic al- ‘the’ and (probably) Spanish Arabic qurq, qorq, based on Latin quercus ‘oak, cork oak’.
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