junks

Meaning of junks

verb, 3rd person present
  1. discard or abandon unceremoniously.
    sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest

late Middle English (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin. junk1 (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 19th century.

plural noun

a flat-bottomed sailing vessel of a kind typical of China and the East Indies, with a prominent stem and lugsails.

mid 16th century: from obsolete French juncque or Portuguese junco, from Malay jong, reinforced by Dutch jonk .

Information about junks

  • The singular form of junks is: junk.
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Hyphenation of junks

junks

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • junks is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

junks synonyms

Meaning get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable:

discard

Meaning discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal:

scrap

Meaning abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted):

jettison

Meaning deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way:

dump

Meaning get rid of or give up:

ditch

Meaning throw (something) away by putting it in a bin:

bin

Words that rhyme with junks

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