Thesaurus / cork
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When I first pulled the cork, my initial impression was of green under-ripeness, but that disappeared within about 15 minutes.
THESE 3 DELICIOUS WINES ARE KOSHER FOR PASSOVER AND START AT $12DAVE MCINTYREMARCH 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAs for the floor insulation, we ordered cork rolls from Manton.
HOW TO BUILD A GREEN VANLAUREN MATISONMARCH 11, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEIf Frank Lloyd Wright had a van today, you can bet there’d be cork in it.
HOW TO BUILD A GREEN VANLAUREN MATISONMARCH 11, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINETyler Reith of Greenhome Solutions recommended cork for its thermal, vibrational, and acoustic-insulating properties.
HOW TO BUILD A GREEN VANLAUREN MATISONMARCH 11, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEEnter Workvivo, a Cork, Ireland-based employee experience startup that is backed by Zoom founder Eric Yuan and Tiger Global that has steadily grown over 200% over the past year.
INSIDE WORKVIVO’S PLANS TO TAKE ON MICROSOFT IN THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE SPACEMARY ANN AZEVEDOMARCH 4, 2021TECHCRUNCHTo do that, Salomon used what it calls a Cork Damplifier—perhaps the best marketing name for cork we’ve ever heard—because cork is three times more chatter stifling than that honeycomb-polymer Koroyd you’ve seen in skis and bike helmets.
LONG-TERM REVIEW: THE BEST SKIS, PERIODHEATHER SCHULTZ AND MARC PERUZZIMARCH 4, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINENew faces Tony Snell and Solomon Hill are solid corks when deployed with caution.
THE ATLANTA HAWKS ARE GOING ALL-IN ON OFFENSEMICHAEL PINADECEMBER 1, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTAnd the deep grave weltering below you, and only a ring of cork and oilskin to keep you out of that cold home.
THE CHEQUERSJAMES RUNCIMANBut no sooner was she full than the discharging tubes freed her, and she rose again and again, buoyant as a cork.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEPerrott went to Cork, where the sessions were well attended and where he executed sixty more persons.
IRELAND UNDER THE TUDORS, VOL. II (OF 3)RICHARD BAGWELLWORDS RELATED TO CORK
- anticipates
- arrests
- averts
- avoids
- baffles
- balks
- bars
- blocks
- checks
- chills
- cools
- corks
- counteracts
- counters
- dams
- debars
- defends against
- foils
- forbids
- forestalls
- forfends
- frustrates
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- hampers
- heads off
- hinders
- holds back
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- impedes
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- intercepts
- interdicts
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- keeps lid on
- limits
- nip in the bud
- obstructs
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- precludes
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- puts a stop to
- puts an end to
- represses
- restrains
- restricts
- retards
- rules out
- shuts out
- staves off
- stops
- thwarts
- turns aside
- wards off
- ban
- block
- bottle up
- box in
- bring to screeching halt
- constrain
- cool
- cork
- debar
- disallow
- enjoin
- forbid
- forfend
- freeze
- gridlock
- halt
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- hang up
- hinder
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- impede
- inhibit
- interdict
- jam up
- keep lid on
- kill
- lock up
- nix
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- outlaw
- pass on
- preclude
- prevent
- proscribe
- put a lock on
- put a stopper in
- put chill on
- put down
- put half nelson on
- restrain
- restrict
- rule out
- shut out
- spike
- stymie
- taboo
- throw cold water on
- tie up
- veto
- zing
- black out
- bottle
- chasten
- check
- collect
- compose
- control
- cool
- cork
- crush
- curb
- gridlock
- hinder
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- inhibit
- jam up
- keep in
- keep in check
- keep under wraps
- kill
- lock
- master
- muffle
- overcome
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- quash
- quelch
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- rein
- restrain
- shush
- silence
- simmer down
- smother
- squelch
- stifle
- subdue
- subjugate
- suppress
- swallow
- throw cold water on
- tie up
- arrest
- bind
- bottle up
- box up
- bridle
- chain
- check
- choke back
- circumscribe
- confine
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cool
- cork
- crack down
- curb
- curtail
- debar
- delimit
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- direct
- fetter
- gag
- govern
- guide
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- handicap
- harness
- hem in
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- hogtie
- hold
- impound
- imprison
- inhibit
- jail
- keep
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- keep in line
- kill
- limit
- lock up
- manacle
- muzzle
- pinion
- prevent
- proscribe
- pull back
- repress
- restrict
- sit on
- stay
- subdue
- suppress
- tie down
- tie up
- anticipate
- arrest
- avert
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- bar
- block
- check
- chill
- cool
- cork
- counter
- counteract
- dam
- debar
- defend against
- foil
- forbid
- forestall
- forfend
- frustrate
- halt
- hamper
- head off
- hinder
- hold back
- hold off
- impede
- inhibit
- intercept
- interdict
- interrupt
- keep lid on
- limit
- nip in the bud
- obstruct
- obviate
- preclude
- prohibit
- put a stop to
- put an end to
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- retard
- rule out
- shut out
- stave off
- stop
- thwart
- turn aside
- ward
- ward off
- asphyxiate
- black out
- bring to screeching halt
- burke
- check
- choke
- choke back
- clam up
- clamp down
- constipate
- cork
- cover up
- crack down
- curb
- dry up
- extinguish
- gag
- hold it down
- hush
- hush up
- kill
- muffle
- muzzle
- put the lid on
- repress
- shut up
- silence
- sit on
- smother
- spike
- squash
- squelch
- stagnate
- stop
- strangle
- stultify
- suffocate
- suppress
- torpedo
- trammel
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