Meaning & use
Cork
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A light, buoyant material made from the outer bark of the cork oak, used especially for bottle stoppers and flooring.
See it in a sentence
The wine bottle was sealed with a natural cork.
She replaced the kitchen's cork flooring with tile.
A note on using this word
Cork is harvested from the bark of the cork oak (Quercus suber) without harming the tree, making it a renewable material.
Another way to use it
2. verb
To seal (a bottle) with a cork.
He corked the bottle and set it aside to age.
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