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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
cork
cork [cork corks corked corking] noun, verb BrE [kɔːk] NAmE [kɔːrk]
noun
1. uncountable a light, soft material that is the thick ↑bark of a type of Mediterranean ↑oak tree
•a cork mat
•cork tiles
2. countable a small round object made of cork or plastic, that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
•to draw the cork
•Champagne corks were popping (= people were celebrating).
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Dutch and Low German kork, from Spanish alcorque ‘cork-soled sandal’, from Arabic al- ‘the’ and (probably) Spanish Arabic qurq, qorq, based on Latin quercus ‘oak, cork oak’.
Synonyms:
lid
top • cork • cap • plug
These are all words for a cover for a container.
lid • a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it: ▪ a jar with a tight-fitting lid
top • a thing that you put over the end of sth such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
cork • a small round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
cap • (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a protective cover for sth such as the lens of a camera
plug • a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out: ▪ a bath plug
a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
a screw top/cap
a pen lid/top
to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
to pull out the cork/plug
Example Bank:
•There came the sound of champagne corks popping.
verb ~ sth
to close a bottle with a ↑cork
Opp: ↑uncork
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Dutch and Low German kork, from Spanish alcorque ‘cork-soled sandal’, from Arabic al- ‘the’ and (probably) Spanish Arabic qurq, qorq, based on Latin quercus ‘oak, cork oak’.
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