Definition

Noun: A tool or device specifically designed to remove caps or corks from bottles, typically by leveraging or prying.

Usage

A "bottle opener" is a utensil used to open sealed bottles, most commonly those with metal crown caps or pry-off lids. It is a common household and bar tool.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Can you pass me the bottle opener? I want a soda.
  • A good bartender always has a reliable bottle opener on hand.
  • This multi-tool includes a knife, screwdriver, and a bottle opener.

Advanced Usage

• "church key": A specific, often old-fashioned, type of bottle opener with a pointed end for piercing cans and a flat, rounded end for prying off bottle caps.
  • My grandfather's vintage church key opens both bottles and old-style tin cans.

Variants and Related Words

• Corkscrew (n): A tool for drawing corks from bottles, typically used for wine. While also a bottle-opening tool, it is distinct from a standard "bottle opener" which is for caps.
  • We need a corkscrew for this bottle of wine, not a bottle opener.

Synonyms

• Cap lifter
• Opener

Related Phrases

• Pop top: Informal term for a pull-tab can or sometimes used to refer to the action of opening a bottle with a cap.
  • Most soda cans now have a pop top, but glass bottles still need a bottle opener.

Noun

1. an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles