CORKSCREWING Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word corkscrewing. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CORKSCREWING
Expand? | Word | Save? | More Syns.. | Usage | Type | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bending | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • movement that causes the formation of a curve • the property of being bent or deflected • the act of bending something | ||||||||
coiling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||||
curving | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend | ||||||||
meandering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of a path e.g. | ||||||||
spiraling | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||||
turning | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course • act of changing in practice or custom • a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe • a movement in a new direction • the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe • the activity of shaping something on a lathe | ||||||||
twisting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the act of rotating rapidly adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends | ||||||||
winding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of winding or twisting adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends • of a path e.g. | ||||||||
contorting | verbv | |||||||
verb • twist and press out of shape | ||||||||
spiral | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center • a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle • a continuously accelerating change in the economy • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops • flying downward in a helical path with a large radius adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil verb • to wind or move in a spiral course • form a spiral • move in a spiral or zigzag course | ||||||||
bottle screw | ||||||||
noun • a bottle opener that pulls corks |