Trunk - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |trʌŋk|  American pronunciation of the word trunk
Brit.  |trʌŋk|  British pronunciation of the word trunk

noun

- the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber (syn: bole)
- luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage
- the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (syn: body, torso)
- compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools (syn: boot)
he put his golf bag in the trunk
- a long flexible snout as of an elephant (syn: proboscis)

Extra examples

...threw the rest of her books and tapes in the trunk and closed the lid...

The furniture was made from a single trunk of oak.

He left his bicycle leaning against a tree trunk.

Put your suitcase in the trunk.

I can't fit all these groceries into the trunk of my car.

He closes the trunk and heads into the motel.

What is the diameter of the tree trunk?

...the list conforms with the contents of the trunk...

...that car has a capacious trunk that makes it a good choice for families...

The trunk was full of fusty clothing.

... the trunk ... is encased in so hard a bark, as to be almost impervious to a bullet ...

The elephant has a prehensile trunk.

...the tree trunk had several mossy protuberances where branches had once grown...

The trunk is often converted into canoes.

The woodpecker dabbed at the tree trunk.

Word forms

noun
singular: trunk
plural: trunks
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