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It's like, it's kind of like if you ever had a car and it was a bit of a clunker but you love it, that's my show. It's a bit of a clunker but I know where everything is and I like it.
Craig Ferguson

Meaning of "clunker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLUNKER

clunker  [ˈklʌŋkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLUNKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clunker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLUNKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clunker in the English dictionary

The definition of clunker in the dictionary is a dilapidated old car or other machine. Other definition of clunker is something that fails.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLUNKER


blunker
ˈblʌŋkə
bunker
ˈbʌŋkə
debunker
diːˈbʌŋkə
Dunker
ˈdʌŋkə
flunker
ˈflʌŋkə
funker
ˈfʌŋkə
hunker
ˈhʌŋkə
kunkar
ˈkʌŋkə
lunker
ˈlʌŋkə
mossbunker
ˈmɒsˌbʌŋkə
plunker
ˈplʌŋkə
punka
ˈpʌŋkə
punkah
ˈpʌŋkə
punker
ˈpʌŋkə
spelunker
spɪˈlʌŋkə
younker
ˈjʌŋkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLUNKER

clumpy
clumsier
clumsiest
clumsily
clumsiness
clumsy
clunch
clung
Cluniac
clunk
clunkier
clunkiest
clunky
Cluny
Cluny lace
clupeid
clupeoid
clusia
cluster
cluster area

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLUNKER

anker
banker
beer drinker
blinker
canker
drinker
flanker
honker
janker
Junker
klinker
linker
ranker
sinker
stinker
supertanker
tanker
thinker
tinker
wanker

Synonyms and antonyms of clunker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clunker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLUNKER

Find out the translation of clunker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clunker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clunker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

难有起色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carcacha
570 millions of speakers

English

clunker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

clunker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عيشا كريما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

драндулет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calhambeque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

clunker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tacot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Clunker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abwrackprämien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドジ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고물 자동차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clunker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

clunker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

clunker
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंकण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hurda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clunker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

clunker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

драндулет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clunker
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

clunker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

clunker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clunker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clunker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clunker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUNKER»

The term «clunker» is normally little used and occupies the 114.106 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUNKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clunker

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QUOTES WITH «CLUNKER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clunker.
1
Craig Ferguson
It's like, it's kind of like if you ever had a car and it was a bit of a clunker but you love it, that's my show. It's a bit of a clunker but I know where everything is and I like it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLUNKER»

Discover the use of clunker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clunker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Your Marriage: Classic Or Clunker
Humorous how to manual for marriage. Everything you need to know about marriage you really did learn in driver's education.
Connie G. Bellemere, 2011
2
Popular Mechanics
BY CLIFF GROMER, Contributing Editor Editor's Note — Some readers have asked where POPULAR MECHANICS stands on so- called "clunker bills. " This is where we stand. We confess a love for old cars. We're taken by the look of flowing, ...
3
Clarney Clunker and the Automatic Kid Washer
What if your Dad was an inventor and your Mom needed help giving you a bath? You'll find out when you read Clarney Clunker and the Automatic Kidwasher.
David Wayne, 2007
4
Sixteen Inches on Center
AZURE. AQUA. CLUNKER. Carpenter Street, Belleville, N.J. You had a knack for them. The rambler wagon with the fake wood trim spent more time at Park Motors' shop than in our driveway. And the brand new azure aqua clunker from ...
Anthony Buccino
5
Harry Mcfarr's Clunker Car
They have magical, rhythmic, rhyming text so students will want to read and re-read them over and over.
‎2009
6
Next Door Savior: Near Enough to Touch, Strong Enough to Trust
Our high-school car was a '65 Rambler station wagon. The clunker had as much glamour as Forrest Gump: three speed, shift on the column, bench seats covered with plastic, no air conditioning. And, oh, the engine. Our lawn mower had more ...
Max Lucado, 2003
7
Life Aches, Breaks, and Remakes
lx_/ave you ever seen a "clunker"? A clunker is a car that m/ /.has long passed its prime. These days a good car sales person would call it a "previously owned vehicle," but a clunker by any other name, is still a clunker and would ride just as  ...
Janet K. Buffaloe, 2006
8
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECONOMICS. IN. ACTION. Was. the. Cash. for. Clunkers. Program. a. Clunker? In addition to the large macroeconomic stimulus pro— grams of 2008 and 2009, a number of other discretionary fiscal policies were undertaken in sectors such as  ...
John Taylor, Akila Weerapana, 2011
9
Mass Culture and Modernism in Egypt
Classic,. clunker,. national. narrative. Al-inusiqa, ya hanim, fanri gamll, farm il- ihsan \\i-l-hanan. Bass' khasiira. Ta frtirha mahdud. (My lady, music is a beautiful art, the art of goodness and love. But what a shame. It isn't well appreciated.) ...
Walter Armbrust, 1996
10
Mountain Biking
The clunker clan The first mountian bikes were invented by a group of friends in Marin County, California, in 1976. They adapted a bike by adding gears, a front brake, and new wheels with fat tires, and called the bike "clunker" or "ballooner.
Jed Morgan, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLUNKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clunker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Everyday Cheapskate: The cheapest way to own a car
Start with a clunker -- the very best clunker you can buy with the cash you have. Let's say that all the cash you have is $1,200. This will not get ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
2
Yankees blow it in 10th inning, lose to Oakland A's, 4-3 | Rapid …
Curiously, Eovaldi threw just 86 pitches — his second-lowest total of the season, if you excuse his 2/3-inning clunker against Miami June 16. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
3
Scherzer ready to move on after 5-0 loss to Reds: "I've had stinkers …
He said he will quickly turn the page on this clunker. "It happens, you just move on," Scherzer said. "If it happens again next start where I don't ... «MASNsports.com, Jul 15»
4
For Sollenberger survival, return to Arizona roots in '16
But it also produced a 2009 clunker when a loaded Centennial team visited faraway Reno and trounced a McQueen squad that lost nearly all of ... «YourWestValley.com, Jul 15»
5
Are We No Longer Mad for Mid-Century Modern?
We lugged the clunker into her spacious Chrysler Element. The cabinet's white paint had yellowed and weathered away, its metal door handle ... «Realtor.com News, Jul 15»
6
World Cup ignited soccer passions, but can the magic last?
A mailman gave him a 13-year-old Hyundai Santa Fe clunker with 160,000 miles on it when he was living in Ann Arbor, Mich., while playing for ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
7
Twins Bullpen - Internal Candidates
On Monday night, he gave up four runs on five hits in one inning, but that was really his first clunker of the year. Achter has been the most ... «Twins Daily, Jul 15»
8
Best pitching duels of the day: July 6
Still, he fanned a batter an inning, and had one clunker at the end of the month against the Giants (seven earned in four innings). Burnett has ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
9
'Ant-Man' Box Office Predicted To Make $65 Million On Opening …
The 2008 clunker still did some damage to the box office, but it fell short of gaining standalone traction, and the superhero was recast with Mark ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
10
Mets' offense is so bad it makes you forget a Harvey clunker
All that is taking a toll on the Mets in many ways — the six-man rotation already is making life more difficult for Matt Harvey. As for the hitting, ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

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