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Synonyms for cork

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

stopper stopple

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Bind

check, bind, subdue, stifle, suppress, repress, throttle, smother

Other

stopper, stop up, stopple

Noun

1. Bob

bob, bobber

Other

hold-down, phellem

Antonyms

uncork

All antonyms of cork →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.

  2. n. 1

    The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.

Related words

Phrases
pop one's cork cork up cork jacket cork cambium cork it crown cork blow one's cork cork elm

Forms

Plural
corks → bobs, bobbers, hold-downs, phellems…
Past participle
corked
e.g. corked → checked, subdued, stifled, suppressed…

Example sentences

  • stopper Bringing up politics can be a conversation stopper.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
corksteady
stopperfalling
stopplefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bob1
4 letters
bind1
5 letters
check1
6 letters
subdue2, stifle2, bobber2
7 letters
stopper2, smother2, repress2, stopple, phellem
8 letters
suppress2, throttle2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (subdue2 = 2 syllables).