corkscrew vs curly

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. 

curly

noun
  • a person or animal with curly hair. 

adj
  • Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes) 

  • Having curls. 

  • Complicated and difficult; knotty. 

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