Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 4 compound words that contain corkscrew. The most common are listed below. Open corkscrew in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- corkscrew hazelA cultivated variety of the common hazel, Corylus avellana 'Contorta', on which the trunk and branches grow in an irregular corkscrew-like manner.
- corkscrew vineSynonym of corkscrew flower: A plant of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla, often used as an ornamental
- wing corkscrewA type of corkscrew having two levers on either side of the worm, so that the cork is removed by pushing the levers together after the worm has been driven into the cork.
- devil's corkscrewA meters-deep, corkscrew-shaped formation of compact earth found in the American Midwest that is the infilled burrow of an ancient beaver genus †Palaeocastor
- corkscrew stakeA steel stake, used for barbed-wire defences, the lower half of which is corkscrew-shaped, to enable it to be screwed into the ground.
- corkscrew flowerA plant of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla, often used as an ornamental
- corkscrew flowersplural of corkscrew flower: A plant of the species Cochliasanthus caracalla, often used as an ornamental
- corkscrew stakesplural of corkscrew stake: A steel stake, used for barbed-wire defences, the lower half of which is corkscrew-shaped, to enable it to be screwed into the ground.
- corkscrew hazelsplural of corkscrew hazel: A cultivated variety of the common hazel, Corylus avellana 'Contorta', on which the trunk and branches grow in an irregular corkscrew-like manner.
- corkscrew physaPhysella humerosa (or Physa humerosa), a freshwater snail endemic to the southwestern United States.
- corkscrew physaeplural of corkscrew physa: Physella humerosa (or Physa humerosa), a freshwater snail endemic to the southwestern United States.
- corkscrew physasplural of corkscrew physa: Physella humerosa (or Physa humerosa), a freshwater snail endemic to the southwestern United States.
Compound words 4
- corkscrewishSynonym of corkscrewy: Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape.
- corkscrewlikeResembling a corkscrew, usually specifically the worm of a corkscrew
- corkscrewyResembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape.
- corkscrewingsplural of corkscrewing: present participle and gerund of corkscrew