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Meaning of 'cork' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cork [ n.]
- The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.
- A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.
- A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in greater or less abundance.
2 . Cork [ v. t.]
- To stop with a cork, as a bottle.
- To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.

Meaning of 'cork' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cork [ v]
Meaning (1):
- stuff with cork
Example in sentence:
  • The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter

Nearby Words:

cor cor- cor/niculate cora coracle coracoid corage coral coral fish coral-rag

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