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Corker vs Smashing - What's the difference?

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Corker is a related term of smashing.


As nouns the difference between corker and smashing

is that corker is one who puts corks into bottles while smashing is gerund: the action of the verb to smash .

As an adjective smashing is

serving to smash (something).

As a verb smashing is

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corker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who puts corks into bottles.
  • *1857 , , The Confidence-Man , chapter 30,
  • *:Yes it is, Frank. Don't you see? Laertes is to take the best of care of his friends—his proved friends, on the same principle that a wine-corker takes the best of care of his proved bottles.
  • (informal) A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable.
  • *1889 , , A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ,
  • *:Well, a body is bound to admit that for just a modest little one-line ad., it's a corker .

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    smashing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Serving to smash (something).
    • The boxer delivered a smashing blow to his opponent's head.
  • (British informal ) Wonderful, very good or impressive.
    • We had a smashing time at the zoo.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Gerund: The action of the verb to smash .
    • Some Greek dance is traditionally accompanied by the smashing of crockery.

    Verb

    (head)