noun
cork
kawk
noun
1
The light, spongy bark of the cork oak, used to make bottle stoppers, flooring, and insulation.
"The bulletin board was made from a sheet of cork."
2
A stopper, especially for a wine bottle, traditionally made from this material.
"He struggled to pull the cork out of the bottle."
verb
1
To seal a bottle with a cork.
"She corked the wine and put it back in the fridge."
name
1
A city and county in the south of Ireland.
"They flew into Cork for a weekend visiting family."
How to Use Cork
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBark-based material used for bottle stoppers and other uses, or the Irish city/county of the same name.
Common pairings
cork stopper
cork board
pop the cork
Word Forms
corked past tense, corked past tense, corks plural, corks plural, corks singular, corks singular
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch "curc," probably from Spanish "corcho." A doublet of "cortex."