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junks
We have found lemma(root) word of junks : junk.
Definitions
[dʒʌŋk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value
(e.g: the cellars are full of junk)
- heroin
(e.g: you do anything for junk—cheat, lie, steal)
- the lump of oily fibrous tissue in a sperm whale's head, containing spermaceti.
- a man's genitals.
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin. junk (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 19th century
[dʒʌŋk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- discard or abandon unceremoniously
(e.g: sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest)
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[dʒʌŋk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a flat-bottomed sailing vessel of a kind typical of China and the East Indies, with a prominent stem and lugsails.
Phrases:
Origin
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mid 16th century: from obsolete French juncque or Portuguese junco, from Malay jong, reinforced by Dutch jonk
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