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trunk

/tɹʌŋk/noun1 syllable

Trunk means: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools.

Synonyms for trunk8

noun, as in compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

luggage compartment, automobile trunk, boot

noun, as in the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

tree trunk, bole

noun, as in the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

torso, body

noun, as in a long flexible snout as of an elephant

proboscis

What does trunk mean?5

noun

1

compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools“he put his golf bag in the trunk”

2

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

3

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs“they moved their arms and legs and bodies”

4

a long flexible snout as of an elephant

5

luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with trunk?12

one syllable

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Trunk in a sentence

  • The human body is composed of a head, trunk, and limbs.carlosalberto
  • The human body is divided into three parts: head, trunk, and limbs.carlosalberto
  • I told you to open the hood, not the trunk.darinmex
  • When you back up into a tree, you make the trunk smaller.human600
  • The trunk was too heavy for him to manage.CM
  • Could you put these bags in the trunk?CK
  • Is the trunk of the oak poisonous because a snake hides in it?Scott
  • Can you bring down my trunk from upstairs?sundown

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