corklike
Light and springy
Corklike describes something resembling cork in texture, appearance, or quality—typically light, porous, spongy, or buoyant: The bark had a corklike texture.
The term appears most often in botanical or material descriptions.
Allowing passage of fluids
- spongySoft and absorbent
- absorbentAble to soak up
- cellularComposed of small units
- pithyConcise and forceful
granular · crumbly · compressible · soft · cushiony · foamy · yielding · squashy
Yellowish-brown hue
Able to recover quickly
- springyAble to rebound
- bouncyTends to rebound
- reboundReturn after deflection
- flexibleAble to bend freely
pliable · yielding · compressible · supple · bendable · give · cushioning
Pertaining to warmth
- nonconductiveResists electricity passage
- heat-resistantUnaffected by high temperatures
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- soundproofImpenetrable to audio
acoustic · wine-bottle · stopper · sealing · weatherstripping · gasket · dampening
Light and well-ventilated
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- buoyantAble to float
- featherweightBoxing class under 126
- low-densityLacking concentration or mass
papery · delicate · insubstantial · hollow
porous
Allowing passage of fluids
pithy · granular · crumbly · compressible · soft · cushiony · foamy · yielding · squashy · squishy
tan
Yellowish-brown hue
mottled · brownish · natural · organic · textured · grainy · speckled
resilient
Able to recover quickly
flexible · pliable · yielding · compressible · supple · bendable · give · cushioning
thermal
Pertaining to warmth
- nonconductiveResists electricity passage
- heat-resistantUnaffected by high temperatures
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
soundproof · acoustic · wine-bottle · stopper · sealing · weatherstripping · gasket · dampening
airy
Light and well-ventilated
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- buoyantAble to float
- featherweightBoxing class under 126
low-density · papery · delicate · insubstantial · hollow
floatation
Capacity to stay buoyant
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- unsinkableUnable to be submerged
floating · driftwood · lifebuoy · waterwings · buoy · bobber · float · pontoon · raft · lifejacket
corklikerigid
Unable to bend
hard · unyielding · stiff · inflexible · rocklike
cork, corkscrew, corks, uncork, corked, corkscrews, uncorked, corkage, corky