trunk Sentence Examples

  1. The elephant's massive trunk extended and curled, reaching for a nearby leaf.
  2. The old oak tree had a gnarled trunk, its bark etched with the passage of time.
  3. She packed her summer wardrobe into a spacious steamer trunk.
  4. The car's trunk was filled with groceries and luggage for their road trip.
  5. The injured pedestrian was rushed to the hospital in the back of a police trunk.
  6. The artist used a tree trunk as the canvas for their sprawling mural.
  7. The antique trunk in the attic held a treasure trove of family heirlooms.
  8. The discarded tree trunks were repurposed as garden planters.
  9. The trunk road connected the neighboring towns, bustling with traffic.
  10. The trunk lid creaked open, revealing a collection of forgotten memories.

trunk Meaning

Wordnet

trunk (n)

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

a long flexible snout as of an elephant

Webster

trunk (n.)

The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.

The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches.

That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.

That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus.

The proboscis of an elephant.

The proboscis of an insect.

A long tube through which pellets of clay, p/as, etc., are driven by the force of the breath.

A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler.

A flume or sluice in which ores are separated from the slimes in which they are contained.

A large pipe forming the piston rod of a steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact.

A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an elevator, etc.

Webster

trunk (v. t.)

To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim.

To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9.

FAQs About the word trunk

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber, luggage consisting of a large strong ca

chest,bin, box, locker,crate, caddy, compartment, casket, case, footlocker

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The elephant's massive trunk extended and curled, reaching for a nearby leaf.

The old oak tree had a gnarled trunk, its bark etched with the passage of time.

She packed her summer wardrobe into a spacious steamer trunk.

The car's trunk was filled with groceries and luggage for their road trip.