cork

Examples

• All

• I had fished a lot with a cane pole and a cork, and I knew that sometimes the drag of the bait and a bit of wind can make your small cork look like a fish is taking your bait when it's not, and I think that was my first thought.

  Academic text (1997)

• The fisherman used a brightly colored cork to keep his bait at the right depth in the water.

• Catch the needle with the cork.

  Fiction book (1999)

• "Her small, white head bobbed like a fishing cork."

  Fiction book (1994)

• The last I saw of them, they were bobbing up and down like corks.

  South Sea Woman (1953)

• And those needles are stuck into corks which float in the water, right?

• During the fishing trip, they made sure to attach a small cork to their lines for better buoyancy.

Synonyms

B

bobber

vscork

• US

5 5.8

A small float you attach to a fishing line to show when a fish bites

keeps bait at a set depth instead of signaling bites

B

bob

vscork

• UK

1 7.5

A small float on a fishing line that shows when a fish bites

keeps bait at the desired depth rather than marking a bite

B

bobfloat

vscork

• Specialized

9.4

Small float made of cork attached to a fishing line to show when a fish bites

keeps bait at a chosen depth rather than showing a bite

Compounds

B

bottle cork

1.5

A small plug that closes the top of a bottle, often for wine

C

Chinese cork oak

7.2

A medium to large tree from China, Japan, and Korea with thick corky bark

C

cork gun

5.7

A toy pistol or rifle that shoots corks

C

cork jacket

• Archaic

8.4

A sleeveless jacket made of cork that helps you float in water

C

cork oak

7.7

An evergreen oak tree with thick bark used to make cork

C

cork tree

• Australian

8.3

A prickly Australian tree with soft spongy wood used in some crafts

C

cork tree

7.2

A tree with thick rough bark like cork that is often grown for its bark or look

How Buoyant

pontoon

15 6.3

life ring

• US

1 2.7

buoy

• Specialized

49 6.0

float

8 1.1

cork

5 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology