junk Synonyms
junk Meaning
junk (n)
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
junk (v)
dispose of (something useless or old)
junk (n.)
A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.
Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.
Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers.
Hard salted beef supplied to ships.
A large vessel, without keel or prominent stem, and with huge masts in one piece, used by the Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, Malays, etc., in navigating their waters.
junk Sentence Examples
- The attic was filled with old junk that had accumulated over the years.
- We decided to have a garage sale to get rid of some of the junk cluttering up our house.
- The junkyard was filled with broken cars and discarded appliances.
- He sifted through the pile of junk on his desk, searching for his missing pen.
- She found a treasure among the junk at the flea market—a vintage record player.
- Their backyard had become a dumping ground for all sorts of junk.
- The abandoned building was littered with junk and debris.
- He tossed his old, worn-out shoes into the junk pile.
- The junk mail kept piling up in the mailbox despite their efforts to stop it.
- She loved to repurpose old junk into unique pieces of art.
FAQs About the word junk
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up, any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails, dispose of (something useless or old)
cheese, rubbish, trash, drek, lemon, camp, dreck, mess,muck, nonsense
pearl, gem, treasure trove, jewel, jewel, find, catch, prize, find, prize
The attic was filled with old junk that had accumulated over the years.
We decided to have a garage sale to get rid of some of the junk cluttering up our house.
The junkyard was filled with broken cars and discarded appliances.
He sifted through the pile of junk on his desk, searching for his missing pen.
