Definitions for junkdʒʌŋk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
junkdʒʌŋk(n.)
old or discarded material or objects, as metal, paper, or rags, some of which may be reusable:
junk accumulating in the attic.
something regarded as worthless or contemptible; trash.
old cable or cordage used when untwisted for making gaskets, swabs, oakum, etc.
(v.t.)to cast aside as junk; discard as no longer of use; scrap.
(adj.)cheap, worthless, unwanted, or trashy:
junk jewelry.
Origin of junk:
1480–90
junk′y(adj.)junk•i•er, junk•i•est.
junkdʒʌŋk(n.)
a seagoing ship used primarily in Chinese waters, having square sails spread by battens, a high stern, and usu. a flat bottom.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of junk:
1580–90; < Pg junco a kind of sailing vessel
junk*dʒʌŋk(n.)
narcotics, esp. heroin.
Category: Status (usage)
* Slang..
Origin of junk:
1920–25, Amer.; perh. identical with junk1
Princeton's WordNet
debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus(noun)
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
junk(verb)
any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
trash, junk, scrap(verb)
dispose of (something useless or old)
"trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
junk(noun)ʒʌŋk
objects that have been thrown out or are considered useless
too much junk in his room; a junk dealer
junkʒʌŋk
sth of low quality or value
the junk they show on TV; the junk we put into our bodies
Webster Dictionary
Junk(noun)
a fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk
Junk(noun)
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
Junk(noun)
old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers
Junk(noun)
hard salted beef supplied to ships
Junk(noun)
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
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Junk
a Chinese boat with a flat bottom, a square prow, a high stern, and a pole for mast.
Translations for junk
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
junk(noun)
a Chinese flat-bottomed sailing ship, high in the bow and stern.
- jonkAfrikaans
- مَرْكِب شِراعي صيني: خَيْزُرانيَّهArabic
- китайска лодкаBulgarian
- barco chinêsPortuguese (BR)
- džunkaCzech
- die DschunkeGerman
- junkeDanish
- κινέζικο καράβι χωρίς καρίνα και με υπερυψωμένη πλώρηGreek
- juncoSpanish
- džonkiEstonian
- جانکFarsi
- dzonkkiFinnish
- jonqueFrench
- מִפרָשִׂית סִינִיתHebrew
- एक तरह का चीनी जहाजHindi
- junkaCroatian
- kínai vitorlás(hajó)Hungarian
- perahu jungIndonesian
- djúnkaIcelandic
- ジャンクJapanese
- 중국의 세대박이 평저선Korean
- džonkaLithuanian
- džonkaLatvian
- jongMalay
- jonkDutch
- djunkeNorwegian
- dżonkaPolish
- جانکPersian
- يوډول بيړۍ چه په چين كښې ډيري استعماليږىPashto
- juncoPortuguese
- joncăRomanian
- джонкаRussian
- džunkaSlovak
- džunkaSlovenian
- džunkaSerbian
- djonkSwedish
- เรือสำเภา; เรือเดินทะเลของจีนThai
- cönkTurkish
- 中國帆船Chinese (Trad.)
- джонкаUkrainian
- چپٹے پیندے کی چینی کشتیUrdu
- thuyền mànhVietnamese
- 中国平底帆船Chinese (Simp.)
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