The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Double cork is snowboarding's must-have trick in Vancouver. From Wordnik.com. [Doubling up on double corks] Reference
If cork is deemed to be a flawed closure then move to something better. From Wordnik.com. [Vent your spleen: synthetic corks! | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference
Moe had a great time stealing then chewing up the cork from the champagne. From Wordnik.com. [Proof through the night] Reference
I too enjoy Morecambe, like suddenly being shot into the sea like a cork from the crowded bottleneck of Lancaster. From Wordnik.com. [Chez Moi] Reference
And, because cork is a democratic troublemaker, this can happen to the world's best wines as well as more humble ones. From Wordnik.com. [Love at First Twist] Reference
(link) The problem with cork is that it keeps smelling like cork the whole time it's there. From Wordnik.com. [mrissa: Before we go with the ball pit option] Reference
Why, you spell the word cork with two k’s in it. From Wordnik.com. [The Diary of a Superfluous Man and other stories] Reference
A granite trough that floats on the water like a cork is a miraculous trough. From Wordnik.com. [Penguin Island] Reference
A child called the cork of a bottle "door;" a small coin was called by a little. From Wordnik.com. [Essai sur l'imagination créatrice. English] Reference
Fortunately the cork was a little hard to get out, and this gave me one moment to think. From Wordnik.com. [Adela Cathcart, Volume 2] Reference
He just doesn’t know whether the cork is going to get pulled on his watch or the next. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Treasury Secretary Nominee Says Failure To Ratify Kyoto Undermines U.S. Competitiveness] Reference
I've seen these being sold as bulletin boards, actually they would be called cork boards. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
The grips are made of comfortable, premium cork, which is unusual for rods in this price range. From Wordnik.com. [Pflueger President] Reference
It was lying with his cartouche-box right away by the stunted oak, as he mentally called the cork-tree. From Wordnik.com. [!Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War] Reference
The cork is really nice too. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » The Ladies Blue Room. Or something.] Reference
Hard-surface floors such as cork, stone and bamboo will replace carpet. From Wordnik.com. [Robyn Griggs Lawrence: 2010 Predictions: Smaller, Smarter, Greener Homes] Reference
The server brings it to the table and begins to undo the cork which is like a champagne cork. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
Getting the "cork" and "bottle" back together would require some sort of ghastly procedure involving a syringe. From Wordnik.com. [Discovered: the basis of human civilization.] Reference
A regular flow of water through the orifice raises an inverted bowl, called by mechanicians the "cork" or "drum.". From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
Hence, the sand sinks as the "cork" is raised by the water, and in sinking turns the axis, and the axis the drum. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
At the time neither Lauren or I could keep up a hoop that wasn’t at least five pounds, huge, and covered in cork. From Wordnik.com. [Hooping.org | Blog | Inside The Hoop: Rich Porter] Reference
The line turns in cork-screw fashion. From Wordnik.com. [The Cape to Cairo Railway and River Route] Reference
The cork is the bark of the cork oak tree. From Wordnik.com. [The Perils of Fame - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
The cork is just about to come out of the bottle. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Caught on Tape: Bush Admits WMD Were Irrelevant] Reference
"Do you mind if I ask," said Margaret; "is 'cork' a complimentary term?". From Wordnik.com. [Fernley House] Reference
To get by, he had to "cork" his own face even though he was already black. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The notion of more luxurious features such as cork and canted handles is lost on me. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
The river water dripped slowly from his "cork" boots to form a pool on the car floor. From Wordnik.com. [The Blazed Trail] Reference
All kinds of filters were tested, although 'cork' is unlikely to have been one of them. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
If they fail to stand second candidates in places such as cork se carrigaline lea and midleton. From Wordnik.com. [Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52] Reference
I'd rather have people think I cork my bat than think I … uh, "cork" my, um, "bat" if you get my meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Boston.BarstoolSports.com] Reference
As a "cork" for The Man In Black, it keeps him from entering "the rest of the world" ... whatever that actually means. From Wordnik.com. [Cathode Tan] Reference
I suppose you connect 'cork' and 'light' in your effort to -- ". From Wordnik.com. [Her Weight in Gold] Reference
A closer inspection the "cork" appears like red sandstone, and one wonders how it has stood even one good storm. From Wordnik.com. [Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond] Reference
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