Definition of "corkscrew" [cork•screw]

• A device for drawing corks from bottles, consisting of a pointed metal spiral attached to a handle. (noun)
• Spiral in shape. (adjective)
• To move or cause to move in a spiral or winding course. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""It's what we call a corkscrew lie down here," I explained."
• "Tirabuzón is a word for corkscrew, which is sort of what Fernando's Sunday pitch, his screwball, looks like to National Baseball League batters as it twists and dips."
• "If you want to splurge on a handsome gift, a corkscrew is a stately way to go."