Added 9 October 2026 corkscrew /ˈkɔːk.skɹuː/ noun Categories: ThingsRare Words In Latin: extraculum Wiktionary noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about corkscrew at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A bottle opener that pulls corks. verb Move in a spiral or zigzag course. Related Words: spiralopenerwormbottlescrewscrewcradle Back to today's word