1. Outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
   "He sealed the wine bottle with a cork"
    
2. (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
   "The cork helps protect the tree from physical damage and water loss";
   - phellem
    
3. The plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
   "He carefully removed the bottle cork to avoid damaging the aged wine";
   - bottle cork
    
4. A small float, usually made of cork, attached to a fishing line
   "The fisherman watched the cork closely for signs of a bite";
   - bob, bobber, bobfloat

1. Close a bottle with a cork
   "He corked up the wine bottle after dinner";
   - cork up
    
2. Stuff with cork
   "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"
    
3. Blacken with burnt cork (as in theatrical makeup)
   "The actor corked his face for the minstrel show"

1. A port city in southern Ireland

Sounds like: Cork, calk, caulk

Derived forms: corking, corks, corked

Type of: bark, city, float, metropolis, plant material, plant substance, plug, port, secure, stop up, stopper, stopple, stuff, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Antonym: uncork

Part of: Eire, fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland, rig, tackle, wine bottle

Encyclopedia: Cork, John