junk has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology,nautical,transportation
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[ noun ] the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Used in print

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

Cheap clothing and junk of every sort , as far as the eye could see .

Related terms

rubbish slack trash

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[ verb ] dispose of (something useless or old)

Synonyms

scrap trash

Examples

"trash these old chairs" "junk an old car" "scrap your old computer"

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution,...)

By maintaining the nuclear deterrent , but gearing American military_forces to fight conventional wars too , Secretary_of_State Rusk junks bluff and nuclear brinkmanship and builds more muscle and greater safety into our military position .

Related terms

discard rubbish

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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation) any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails

Related terms

boat lugsail

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 21489
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush

Related terms

hard_drug opiate big_h lugsail

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