Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncork

/ʌnˈkɔː(ɹ)k/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: un-cork
IPA: /ʌnˈkɔː(ɹ)k/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"uncork a bottle of wine"
"After Compiègne, André uncorked a bottle of his Vin Rosé which went down uncommonly well and we reached Aulnoye without further incident."
"The 11 September attacks uncorked a whirlwind of outlandish conspiracy theories."
"In Chile in 2017, for example, historic rains uncorked a gargantuan landslide near a receding glacier."

Etymology

From un- + cork.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

uncorks (present, singular) uncorking (participle, present) uncorked (participle, past) uncorked (past)

Derived Forms

uncorkable uncorker

Rhymes With

york new-york fork pork cork torque o'rourke stork yorke rourke bork bjork

Questions

How do you pronounce uncork?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈkɔː(ɹ)k/.
What does uncork mean?: To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from.
Where does uncork come from?: From un- + cork.

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