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BOTTLE CORK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bottle cork mean? 

BOTTLE CORK (noun)
  The noun BOTTLE CORK has 1 sense:

1. the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)play

  Familiarity information: BOTTLE CORK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOTTLE CORK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bottle cork; cork

Hypernyms ("bottle cork" is a kind of...):

plug; stopper; stopple (blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)

Holonyms ("bottle cork" is a part of...):

wine bottle (a bottle for holding wine)


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