trunk

noun

ˈtrəŋk How to pronounce trunk (audio)
Definition of trunknext
as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things threw the rest of her books and tapes in the trunk and closed the lid

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Recent Examples of trunk The height and position of the ball toss, the rotation of the server’s trunk, the movement of their shoulder and forearm, the angle of the racket face and the speed of the swing all provide clues about what is about to happen. — Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026 Now would be the time to trim the limbs with declining leaves back to healthy portions of limbs or trunks. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026 Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 If a child goes missing, immediately check all vehicles, including the floorboards and trunks. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trunk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunk
  1. bin
  2. locker
  3. box
  4. chest
Noun
  • This includes soil, hands, gloves, harvesting tools, storage bins and even the water supplied to the plants.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • Dip a scrub brush in the solution and clean the inside of kitchen and bathroom garbage cans and recycling bins.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Definition of bin
Noun
  • The project proposal also includes a gym with cardio and strength machinery and space for group classes, an indoor mailroom with digital package lockers and several water features.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Even Fitz-Gerald’s locker is a callback to his mom’s doctrines.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of locker
Noun
  • In the next round of Count the Rice, the rice is mixed into a large box full of paper, styrofoam, and other detritus.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • That increase, unlike in the Premier League in 2025-26, is not primarily due to inswinging corners causing a rugby-style scrum in the six-yard box.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • But, alas, there are no other young male seals in the residential streets of Hobart to practice chest-puffing and sparring with.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The incident happened just two blocks away from where drill rapper Truron Roach-Martin, 24, who performed under the name Briscoe, was fatally shot in the face and chest Wednesday.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Definition of chest

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