champagne cork
Festive bottle seal
A champagne cork is the stopper used to seal a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine, typically made of cork with a distinctive mushroom shape caused by compression in the bottle neck.
The cork's forceful pop when removed has made it a symbol of celebration: Champagne corks were flying at the victory party.
The phrase appears in warnings about eye injuries and in figurative uses suggesting explosive release or sudden success.
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- fizzBubbly hissing sound
- bottleContainer for liquids
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- bubblyFizzy or cheerfully animated
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- stoppersstopper, plug, bung, rubber stopper, glass stopper
- poppable thingsbubble wrap, balloon, soap bubble, water balloon, party popper
- bottle capscrown cap, screw cap, twist off, pop top, flip top
- wine containerswine bottle, glass bottle, wine box, magnum, jeroboam