junk

CEFRB1

/d͡ʒʌŋk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Material or resources of poor quality or low value, especially resources that lack commercial value.

Examples

  • Starting today, only healthy food. No more junk food for me!

  • This car is no better than junk.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Nonsense; gibberish.

  2. Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.

  3. Any narcotic drug, especially heroin.

More examples

In context

  • It's junk. Throw it away.

  • She needs to find a better place to keep her junk [= belongings].

  • This shed is full of junk – will you help me sort it out?

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From earlier meaning "old refuse from boats and ships", from Middle English junk, jounke, jonk, joynk (“an old cable or rope”, nautical term), sometimes cut into bits and used as caulking; of uncertain origin; perhaps related to join, joint, juncture. Often compared to Middle English junk, jonk, jonke, junck (“a rush; basket made of rushes”), from Old French jonc, from Latin iuncus (“rush, reed”); however, the Oxford English Dictionary finds "no evidence of connexion".