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

Others joined him and the thud of clubs on tree trunks resumed. — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

Paintings, artwork, sculptures, stamps, statuary, other collector’s pieces (such as pieces of archaeology), as well as antiques older than 100 years but not over 250 years old are listed, as are suitcases, trunks, vanities and other types of bags. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Cars ease into place — grills, coolers and folding tables pulled from their trunks. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

There were large piles of tree trunks, sticks and leaves on the streets. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

More and more people are secretly injecting glyphosate into tree trunks to kill them. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

The Ferrari driver was seen shirtless while wearing black swim trunks in the first photo, sweetly wrapping his arms around the Kardashians star embracing him from the front. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

In addition to your typical lineup of trucker hats and T-shirts, Esteem makes their own swim trunks, duffle bags, and jackets. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Its windows framed the skyline through tangles of dark, leathery holm-oak leaves and, disorientingly, thick tree trunks rooted in enormous planters and secured against storms by vertical cables. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026