noun🔗ShareCorchoThe bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material."The cork from the cork oak tree is used to make the bottle stoppers for the wine we drink at dinner. "El corcho del alcornoque se utiliza para hacer los tapones de las botellas de vino que bebemos en la cena.materialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTapónA bottle stopper made from this or any other material."The wine bottle needed a new cork before it could be stored. "La botella de vino necesitaba un tapón nuevo antes de poder guardarse.materialutensildrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlotadorAn angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork."The fisherman used a small cork as an angling float to help him locate the fish. "El pescador usó un pequeño flotador para ayudarlo a localizar los peces.sportmaterialfishutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlcornoqueThe cork oak, Quercus suber."The cork oak, a type of tree, is native to the Mediterranean region. "El alcornoque, un tipo de árbol, es nativo de la región mediterránea.plantmaterialnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorchoThe dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water."The tree's cork provided excellent insulation, preventing water from seeping into the inner layers. "El corcho del árbol proporcionó un excelente aislamiento, evitando que el agua se filtrara en las capas internas.materialplantbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaponar, cerrar con un corchoTo seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper."The teacher corked the jar of colorful markers to keep the paint from drying out. "El profesor taponó el frasco de marcadores coloridos para evitar que la pintura se secara.materialutilityactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnnegrecerTo blacken (as) with a burnt cork"To prepare for the school play, the actor corked his face with burnt cork to portray a villain. "Para prepararse para la obra escolar, el actor ennegreció su rostro con corcho quemado para interpretar a un villano.appearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDejar el corcho en la botellaTo leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it."After struggling to uncork the wine bottle, he corked it back up and put it away. "Después de luchar por descorchar la botella de vino, la tapó de nuevo y la guardó.drinkutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRellenar con corchoTo fill with cork, as the center of a baseball bat."He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy."Rellenó su bate con corcho, lo cual se descubrió cuando se rompió, causando una controversia.materialsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMagullar, causar un hematomaTo injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma."The vicious tackle corked his leg."La entrada brutal le magulló la pierna.medicinebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInterceptar la pesca de otroTo position one's drift net just outside of another person's net, thereby intercepting and catching all the fish that would have gone into that person's net."The fisherman corked his net just beyond the other fisherman's, capturing all the fish swimming towards the other net. "El pescador interceptó la pesca de otro, capturando todos los peces que nadaban hacia la otra red.fishnauticalbusinesseconomysailingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTornilloAn aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes heels over head, with the board overhead."The aerialist performed a beautiful cork during the school's talent show. "El acróbata realizó un hermoso tornillo durante el concurso de talentos de la escuela.sportactionentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaponarTo perform such a maneuver."The student expertly corked the basketball, launching it straight into the hoop. "El estudiante taponó expertamente el balón de baloncesto, lanzándolo directamente al aro.actionnauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCon volteretasHaving the property of a head over heels rotation."The spinning top was a cork example of a fast, head-over-heels rotation. "La peonza era un ejemplo con volteretas de una rotación rápida.sporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
