corkscrew vs whitecap

corkscrew

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. 

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. 

adj
  • Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew. 

whitecap

noun
  • A wave having a white crest; a breaker 

  • Any of several birds having a white patch on the head 

  • A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. 

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