Synonyms of trunks

trunks

noun

plural of trunk

as in bins

a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bins
• lockers
• boxes
• chests
• crates
• caskets
• caddies
• cases
• cartons
• compartments
• coffins
• footlockers
• vaults
• safes
• strongboxes
• coffers
• lockboxes
• safe-deposit boxes
• sea chests
• hatboxes
• caissons
• canteens
• bandboxes
• snuffboxes
• jewel boxes
• hope chests
• tinderboxes
• minaudières

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trunks

There is also the new travel-sized Mignon and exclusive Limousine trunks. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

But, starting in the nineteen-eighties, dendrochronologists—who study growth rings in the trunks of trees and link them to calendar years—made a puzzling discovery. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

In Long Beach, cars lined up Saturday at a Peninsula parking lot as fire department workers loaded sandbags into trunks. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Most of the 597 remains turned out to be natural trunks, fallen branches, and lots of firewood, mostly Scots pine. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

But the Track Fire had interrupted this picturesque scene, charring the thick tree trunks that peppered the canyon wall in New Mexico. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

In one image, a forlorn man appears as if swallowed by a tangle of trunks and roots. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Their extraordinary height, massive trunks and quiet solemnity really moved me. — Antonia Bowring, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Keep the paper bags 2 to 3 inches away from the base of plant stems and tree trunks to prevent moisture buildup and rot. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026