junk

¹junk

noun \ˈjəŋk\

Definition of JUNK

1

: pieces of old cable or cordage used especially to make gaskets, mats, swabs, or oakum

2

a (1) : old iron, glass, paper, or other waste that may be used again in some form (2) : secondhand, worn, or discarded articles (3) : clutter 1b b : something of poor quality : trash c : something of little meaning, worth, or significance

3

slang : narcotics; especially : heroin

4

: junk bond

5

: baseball pitches that break or are off-speed (as curveballs or changeups)

— junky \ˈjəŋ-kē\ adjective

Origin of JUNK

Middle English jonke

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with JUNK

bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, monk, plunk, punk, skunk, spunk, sunk, thunk, trunk