Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corked

/kɔːkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: corked
IPA: /kɔːkt/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of cork

adj

Of a container, especially a bottle, closed with a cork.

adj

Of (a bottle of) wine, tainted by mould/mold in the cork.

adj

Blackened by burnt cork.

Example Sentences

"Once someone discovered a bottle of wine in the sand that was still corked."
"Waiter, this wine is corked. Could you bring us another bottle?"
"the corked faces of the outlaws"

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kɔːkt/

Inflected Forms

more corked (comparative) most corked (superlative)

Phrases

corked bat corked up cork taint

Frequently Paired Words

cork taint

Synonyms

corky

Rhymes With

forked borked porked

Questions

How do you pronounce corked?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɔːkt/.
What does corked mean?: simple past and past participle of cork

How to pronounce corked

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