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corkscrew

noun as in kink

noun as in spiral

noun as in whorl

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This time I swam the corkscrew, a crazy stroke my kids learned at summer camp, where you do a freestyle stroke, roll into a back stroke, then over again into a freestyle stroke.

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With her electric green eyes, corkscrew hair and husky contralto voice, Dame Cleo became the most recognisable British jazz singer in history.

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In fact, the French more or less conquered Southern California, not by the bayonet but by the corkscrew.

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Equal parts object of design and functionality, this accordion-style corkscrew wine opener is made of nickel-plated steel and was first invented in France in the 1920s.

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Campione has become known for her unique specialism in dolls, doll houses, automata, birdcages and corkscrews.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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