CORKSCREWS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

corkscrews

verb

present tense third-person singular of corkscrew

as in pulls

to draw out by force or with effort practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness

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as in curls

to follow a circular or spiral course the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill

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straightens

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Just before noon, Green drives through the intersection of Magnolia and Beaty streets, then suddenly pulls to the side of the road.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Its forward motion carries it around Earth while gravity pulls it toward the planet.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulls

Verb

By fields of cotton and soybeans where his bees forage and pollinate, Foster Hensel pries open the lid of one of his beehives, setting off a rising hum from inside.

— Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Remove the 11 Philips-head screws on the bottom of the laptop, and its bottom pries up with a bit of pressure.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pries

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But the sudden evolution of the improbably shaped and hyperabundant broiler chicken will be unmissable because the osseous debris of our fowl hunger—drumsticks and wing bones and oversized sternums—winds its way into landfills.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Chiricahua was originally established as a national monument in 1924, and today boasts more than 17 miles of hiking trails for exploring on foot, as well as the Bonita Canyon Scenic Drive, a picturesque road that winds through rock formations.

— Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of winds

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Now, chemical engineers at the University of Groningen have developed a durable ceramic electrolyzer that extracts hydrogen directly from water vapor.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Mildren’s latest product, the Micro Honey Harvester, is a compact, rechargeable device that extracts honey from spinning honeycomb cassettes.

— Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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