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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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
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Recent Examples of trunk
Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Lateral trunk stretch Stand upright and raise one arm above your head.
—Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 20 May 2025
Hannah Peart, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
After one particularly challenging transcontinental flight with a diaper blowout and a toddler with motion sickness, my husband disembarked in foggy San Francisco wearing just swim trunks and a short-sleeve T-shirt.
—Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Protect young trees by wrapping their trunks for the first one to two years.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Lateral trunk stretch Stand upright and raise one arm above your head.
—Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 20 May 2025
Noun
Coconut trees bend under the gusts of wind, their tall, towering trunks swaying against the gray sky.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
After one particularly challenging transcontinental flight with a diaper blowout and a toddler with motion sickness, my husband disembarked in foggy San Francisco wearing just swim trunks and a short-sleeve T-shirt.
—Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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