corkscrew
adjective/ˈkɔrkskruː/
Frequency rank: #16,941 most common English word
Meaning
a spiral or twisted shape or movement; also a tool for removing corks from bottles.
Example sentence
He used corkscrew motion to drive the screw into the wood.
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