Lexic.us

Definition of Junk

1. Verb. Dispose of (something useless or old). "Scrap your old computer"

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

3. Noun. Any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails.

Definition of Junk

1. n. A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.

2. n. Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.

3. n. A large vessel, without keel or prominent stem, and with huge masts in one piece, used by the Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, Malays, etc., in navigating their waters.

Definition of Junk

1. Noun. Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash. ¹

2. Noun. A collection of miscellaneous items of little value ¹

3. Noun. (slang) Any narcotic drug, especially heroin. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) genitalia ¹

5. Noun. (nautical) Salt beef. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To throw away. ¹

7. Noun. (nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Junk

1. to discard as trash [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Junk

1. 1. Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc, and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships. 2. Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc, bought and sold by junk dealers. 3. Hard salted beef supplied to ships. Junk bottle, a stout bottle made of thick dark-coloured glass. Junk dealer, a dealer in old cordage, old metal, glass, etc. Junk hook, a wad used in proving cannon; also used in firing hot shot. Origin: Pg. Junco junk, rush, L. Juncus a bulrush, of which ropes were made in early ages. Cf. Junket. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Junk

juniours juniper juniper berries juniper berry juniper berry oil juniper bush juniper tar juniperic acid juniperin juniperite

juniperites juniperlike junipers junitoite junjo junk-sick junk DNA junk bond junk conference junk e-mail

junk food junk heap junk mail junk pile junk science junk sciences junk shop junk shot junk sick

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