corking
British slang: superb
Corking is dated British slang meaning excellent or first-rate: We had a corking good time.
The word sounds quaint and old-fashioned now, evoking early twentieth-century enthusiasm.
Separately, corking refers to the act of inserting corks into bottles, or in wine contexts, the musty flavor that results when wine is tainted by a contaminated cork.
Of superior quality
- splendidImpressively beautiful or fine
- wonderfulExtremely good, inspiring delight
- fantasticRemarkably good or unreal
- smashingBritish slang for excellent
brilliant · terrific · superb · marvelous · first-rate · top-notch · cracking · ripping
Impervious to atmosphere
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- sealantGap-blocking substance
gasket · plug · encapsulation · impermeable · insulation · preservation · freshness · stoppered
Something that blocks openings
- bungWooden barrel seal
- capCovering for top
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- stoppleClosure for a container
spile · tampon · wedge · taper · spigot · valve · bottle-opener · popping
Grape beverage producer
- vintnerProducer of fermented grape beverages
- cellarUnderground storage room
- vintageQuality from past eras
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
decanting · fermentation · chateau · vineyard · barrel · cask · oenology · merlot
Sharp canine vocalization
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- renewableCapable of restoration
harvest · elasticity · cellular · floatation · thermal · acoustic · insulation · organic
excellent
Of superior quality
- splendidImpressively beautiful or fine
- wonderfulExtremely good, inspiring delight
- fantasticRemarkably good or unreal
smashing · brilliant · terrific · superb · marvelous · first-rate · top-notch · cracking · ripping · capital
airtight
Impervious to atmosphere
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- closureSense of emotional resolution
sealant · gasket · plug · encapsulation · impermeable · insulation · preservation · freshness · stoppered · sealed
plug
Something that blocks openings
stopple · spile · tampon · wedge · taper · spigot · valve · bottle-opener · popping
winery
Grape beverage producer
- vintnerProducer of fermented grape beverages
- cellarUnderground storage room
- vintageQuality from past eras
sommelier · decanting · fermentation · chateau · vineyard · barrel · cask · oenology · merlot · cabernet
bark
Sharp canine vocalization
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
renewable · harvest · elasticity · cellular · floatation · thermal · acoustic · insulation · organic · ecofriendly
- beverage makingbrew, brewing, ferment, fermentation, distillation
- containingcontaining, enclosing, encasing, wrapping, enveloping
- winemakingwinery, winemaking, crushing, grapevines, grape vines
- bottlingbottling, bottling plant, bottling plants, filling, capping
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
- sealingcaulking, capping, heat sealing, hermetic sealing, vacuum sealing
corkinguncorking
Removing a bottle plug
uncork · opening · unsealing · unstoppering · unstopping
cork, corkscrew, corks, uncork, corked, corker, corkscrews, uncorked, corkscrewed