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junk1
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- pronunciation:
- juhngk
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
anything regarded as having little worth; trash.
- synonyms:
- garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash, waste
- similar words:
- chaff, leavings, litter, reject, rejection, stuff
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| definition 2: |
(slang) one's possessions; stuff.
I was just getting my junk out of my locker when the fire alarm went off.You can stay in this room tonight and you can put your junk in that closet. |
| definition 3: |
fiber from old cords or cables used as filler for caulking, gaskets, and the like.
- similar words:
- cable, cord, fiber, filler
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| definition 4: |
a type of hard beef preserved with salt, used esp. aboard a ship.
- similar words:
- jerky
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| definition 5: |
(slang) heroin, or another narcotic.
- synonyms:
- horse, smack
- similar words:
- dope, heroin, narcotic
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| related words: |
debris, garbage, trash, waste |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
junks, junking, junked |
| definition: |
to discard as worthless.
- similar words:
- chuck, discard, dispose of, reject, scrap
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| related words: |
fling |
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No one is sure where the word junk came from. We do know that it was first used for old cable or rope found on a sailing ship. In the 1800s, "junk" came to be used for any discarded items from a ship, and then for old things of any kind. The term "junk food" was first used in 1973.
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