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

The clasps are also an homage to those used on LV trunks since the 1860s. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 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

This was a future all the lodgepoles around it shared, the fluorescent marks at the same height on the trunks. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

This came in the form of bags and trunks wheeled along the sandy catwalk. — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Xavier Wells, 18, was last seen on Horn Island, located 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi, on Saturday, July 4, wearing blue swim trunks, no shirt and sunglasses, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026