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junk

/d͡ʒʌŋk/noun, verb1 syllable

Junk means: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.

Synonyms for junk21

noun, as in the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

debris, dust, rubble, detritus

verb, as in dispose of (something useless or old)

trash, scrap

also used for junk

clutter, cultch, crap, dreck, drek, garbage, gash, litter, anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby

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What does junk mean?3

noun

1

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

2

any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails

verb

1

dispose of (something useless or old)“trash these old chairs”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with junk?12

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Junk in a sentence

  • During the move, we threw out a ton of junk.guavalava
  • Junk food, like twinkies are aptly named junk food, but still delicious.Solana
  • You sure do eat a lot of junk food, don't you?CK
  • If you don't buy junk food, you're less likely to eat junk food.CK
  • If you find yourself craving junk food, then pick a healthy alternative.CK
  • It was very thick, but it was junk.rul
  • Instead of eating real food, we just ate junk food all day.CK
  • Sometimes, like dusty attics, your minds become cluttered with all kinds of unwanted junk.kiryopi

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of junk

as a noun

plural
junks

as a verb

past tense
junked
present participle
junking
third-person singular
junks
past participle
junked