corkscrew vs turbinal

corkscrew

adj
  • Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew. 

noun
  • An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm. 

  • The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew. 

  • A type of inversion used in roller coasters. 

  • A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side. 

verb
  • To extract information or consent from someone. 

  • To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape. 

  • To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting. 

turbinal

adj
  • Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex. 

  • Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers. 

noun
  • A turbinate bone. 

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