trunk
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3.3
- noun
- /trʌŋk/
- We packed the trunk with clothes and supplies for our road trip.
- large trunk
- steamer trunk
- old trunks
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Watch on YouTubeNo, I have a wig costume trunk.
- No, I have a wig costume trunk.
- They go around city to city, they meet with buyers, they make appointments, and they take a trunk full of samples.
- And so we had a trunk of rejected projects.
Examples
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A granddaughter was given a trunk ten years ago that belonged to her grandfather, who passed away.
Academic text (2014) -
A trunk full of books... ...then a set of weights.
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So we, we, we had this whole trunk full of stuff.
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First thing we need to do I think is open the trunk door here, put a key in.
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And so we had a trunk of rejected projects.
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I wanted to use my trunk for all the purchases but unfortunately this is what it looks like.
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What are you rummaging in your trunk for?
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Here, why don't you put this in the trunk, Amy.
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A blue trunk with brass hinges, with drawing letters, all kinds of material that my mother had saved.
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They go around city to city, they meet with buyers, they make appointments, and they take a trunk full of samples.
Synonyms
363
1.0
A large strong box for storing clothes or valuables
356
1.0
A large box with a handle for carrying clothes when you travel
245
1.3
A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box
189
1.7
A strong wooden box for storing or moving things and the amount inside it
38
4.4
A large soft bag used to carry clothes and gear when traveling
32
3.1
A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport
7
2.7
A long bag for carrying clothes so they do not get wrinkled and can be hung
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5.3
A small chest that sits at the end of a bed to store personal things
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3.1
A space in a car where you put suitcases and bags
A large wooden box used to store or carry things
A large wooden box used to keep clothes and household items before marriage
A strong wooden box used to store or carry tea
Compounds
- Specialized
Large blood vessel in the abdomen that comes from the main artery and supplies the stomach, liver, and spleen
- Specialized
A bundle of heart fibers that carries the signal from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles to make them contract
- Specialized
A large vessel that carries blood from the right heart to the lungs and splits into two arteries
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Etymology
Trunk for a large travel chest comes from the idea of a strong piece of wood, like a tree trunk, used to make heavy boxes; that is why a big storage chest is still called a 'trunk'.