Meaning of "junk" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JUNK

Jonke old useless rope.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF JUNK

junk  [dʒʌŋk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUNK

Junk is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb junk in English.

WHAT DOES JUNK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Junk

Junk may refer to: ▪ Waste, any undesired thing or substance ▪ Scrap, recyclable waste used to build new things ▪ Junk, a sailing vessel of Chinese origin ▪ Junk status, a debt credit rating ▪ A slang term for drugs considered "hard"; see Hard and soft drugs ▪ Heroin, a semi-synthetic opioid ▪ Salt-cured meat ▪ The melon of the sperm whale ▪ A slang term for penis and testicles ▪ "Junk in the trunk" is a slang term for a woman with overly-large buttocks Titles or names: ▪ Junk, a novel by Christopher Largen ▪ Junk, a novel by Melvin Burgess ▪ Junk, a British pop band ▪ Junk, a song written by Paul McCartney ▪ Junk, a song from Zico Chain's Food album ▪ Junk, a fictional planet in the Transformers universe ▪ Junk: Record of the Last Hero, a shōnen manga by Kia Asamiya ▪ Junk, a Japanese Yakuza zombie film directed by Atsushi Muroga ▪ J-U-N-K, a 1920 American film produced by Morris R. Schlank...

Definition of junk in the English dictionary

The first definition of junk in the dictionary is discarded or secondhand objects, etc, collectively. Other definition of junk is rubbish generally. Junk is also nonsense.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JUNK

PRESENT

Present

I junk

you junk

he/she/it junks

we junk

you junk

they junk

Present continuous

I am junking

you are junking

he/she/it is junking

we are junking

you are junking

they are junking

Present perfect

I have junked

you have junked

he/she/it has junked

we have junked

you have junked

they have junked

Present perfect continuous

I have been junking

you have been junking

he/she/it has been junking

we have been junking

you have been junking

they have been junking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I junked

you junked

he/she/it junked

we junked

you junked

they junked

Past continuous

I was junking

you were junking

he/she/it was junking

we were junking

you were junking

they were junking

Past perfect

I had junked

you had junked

he/she/it had junked

we had junked

you had junked

they had junked

Past perfect continuous

I had been junking

you had been junking

he/she/it had been junking

we had been junking

you had been junking

they had been junking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will junk

you will junk

he/she/it will junk

we will junk

you will junk

they will junk

Future continuous

I will be junking

you will be junking

he/she/it will be junking

we will be junking

you will be junking

they will be junking

Future perfect

I will have junked

you will have junked

he/she/it will have junked

we will have junked

you will have junked

they will have junked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been junking

you will have been junking

he/she/it will have been junking

we will have been junking

you will have been junking

they will have been junking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would junk

you would junk

he/she/it would junk

we would junk

you would junk

they would junk

Conditional continuous

I would be junking

you would be junking

he/she/it would be junking

we would be junking

you would be junking

they would be junking

Conditional perfect

I would have junk

you would have junk

he/she/it would have junk

we would have junk

you would have junk

they would have junk

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been junking

you would have been junking

he/she/it would have been junking

we would have been junking

you would have been junking

they would have been junking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you junk
we let´s junk
you junk

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to junk

Past participle

junked

Present Participle

junking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «JUNK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «junk» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of junk

abandon · axe · chuck · clutter · crap · debris · discard · ditch · dreck · drop · dross · dump · garbage · get rid of · jettison · leavings · litter · oddments · odds and ends · refuse · reject · relinquish · remove · repudiate · rubbish · rummage · scrap · shed · space junk · trash · waste

TRANSLATION OF JUNK

Find out the translation of junk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of junk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «junk» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 垃圾
• Translator English - Spanish: trastos viejos
• English: junk
• Translator English - Hindi: कबाड़
• Translator English - Arabic: خُرْدَةٌ
• Translator English - Russian: хлам
• Translator English - Portuguese: tranqueira
• Translator English - Bengali: আবর্জনা
• Translator English - French: bazar
• Translator English - Malay: Sampah
• Translator English - German: Trödel
• Translator English - Japanese: がらくた
• Translator English - Korean: 쓰레기
• Translator English - Javanese: Sampah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đồ đồng nát
• Translator English - Tamil: குப்பை
• Translator English - Marathi: जंक
• Translator English - Turkish: Önemsiz
• Translator English - Italian: cianfrusaglie
• Translator English - Polish: rupieć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мотлох
• Translator English - Romanian: vechitură
• Translator English - Greek: σκουπίδια
• Translator English - Afrikaans: rommel
• Translator English - Swedish: skräp
• Translator English - Norwegian: skrap

10 QUOTES WITH «JUNK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word junk.

1

Chris Abani

If I don't get at least one e-mail every ten minutes, I feel unloved. Even junk mail makes me feel seen. Sad, I know. Sigh.

2

Diane Abbott

Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food.

3

Robert Atkins

Nobody had ever told me junk food was bad for me. Four years of medical school, and four years of internship and residency, and I never thought anything was wrong with eating sweet rolls and doughnuts, and potatoes, and bread, and sweets.

4

Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

One way to ease liquidity for banks is that the government can buy all highly rated securities held by the banks. Every single bank in the U.A.E. has some sovereign debts in their portfolios. I am not asking them to buy any junk bonds, rather the high quality U.A.E. government debt.

5

Anita Baker

If I could be doing anything, I'd be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and watching something dumb on TV.

6

Tyra Banks

I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.

7

Alex Berenson

For investors who do want to speculate in high-yield bonds, one alternative may be a junk bond mutual fund, which can offer investors the relative safety of diversification.

8

Mark Bittman

The USDA is not our ally here. We have to take matters into our own hands, not only by advocating for a better diet for everyone - and that's the hard part - but by improving our own. And that happens to be quite easy. Less meat, less junk, more plants.

9

Alison Brie

I'm really not a TV junkie... OK, I kind of am a TV junkie, but I'm much more of a movie junkie - my junk food is romantic comedies I've seen a million times.

10

Joe Bob Briggs

Discourse is fleeting, but junk mail is forever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUNK»

Discover the use of junk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to junk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Junk

The love story of two runaway teenagers, Gemma and Tar, and their struggles with heroin addiction. Melvin Burgess' most ambitious and complex novel is a multi-faceted and vivid depiction of a group of young people in the grip of addiction.

Melvin Burgess, 2014

Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food

Essays cover the history of junk foods and convenience foods, along with information on health, diet, and current controversies surrounding the consumption of this type of food.

Andrew F. Smith, 2006

Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat

This fascinating and revealing work examines the incredible power of junk food and fast food—how nostalgic we are about them, the influence of the companies that manufacture or sell them, and their alarming affect on our country's state ...

Andrew F. Smith, 2012

The Chinese Sailing Rig: Design and Build Your Own Junk Rig

Clear and concise, The Chinese Sailing Rig does in a small book what others have attempted in much larger volumes. This edition is an update of the original that has been selling worldwide since 1981.

Derek Van Loan, 2006

Junk Science Judo: Self-defense Against Health Scares & Scams

This book is a simple, easy-to-read guide to debunking health scares and scams before you get hurt.

Steven J. Milloy, 2001

Vegan Junk Food: 225 Sinful Snacks that are Good for the Soul

Vegan Junk Food provides 225 delicious recipes like: Barbecue "Chicken" Pizza; Chocolate Raspberry Muffins; Vegan Whoopie Pies; Hawaiian Rum Cake; "Bacon" Wrapped Water Chestnuts; and Jalapeno Poppers.

Lane Gold, 2011

Junk Foodie: 51 Delicious Recipes for the Lowbrow Gourmand

Got a peanut butter cup, a Fruit Roll-Up, and a bag of chips? Voilà--Truffled Berry Praline Purses! Passing off a snack attack as fine food is as easy as a trip to the corner convenience store with this book.

Emilie Baltz, 2010

Junk Food

Junk food is so delicious.

Vicki Cobb, 2006

How to Make Money with Junk Bonds

None have done it as well and as simply and clearly as Bob Levine has done in his new book.” —Joel Greenblatt, bestselling author of The Little Book That Beats the Market “A great book by a great investor. . . . [I] recommend this ...

Robert Levine, 2012

Let them eat junk: how capitalism creates hunger and obesity

A thorough explanation of how the capitalist system creates simultaneous hunger and obesity.

Robert Albritton, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUNK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term junk is used in the context of the following news items.

Investigation reveals how patients are enticed to buy junk food at …

An investigation by the Sunday People found cafes and shops offering junk food to patients, visitors and staff at every hospital we checked out. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

12-storey tower proposed for Northern Junk site - Times Colonist

The Northern Junk site, with two historic buildings, sat unused and vacant for decades until it was put on the market and sold in 2010. «Times Colonist, Jul 15»

Scrapfest sculptors turn junk into art - Lansing State Journal

Scrapfest sculptors turn junk into art. Vickki Dozier, [e-mail] 5:36 p.m. EDT July 18, 2015. scrapfest-8 (2). This menacing creature is on display at ... «Lansing State Journal, Jul 15»

ISS astronauts flee to safety after space junk collision scare - The …

Kelly was notified by Nasa of the fast-approaching space junk at 1029 GMT, about an hour and a half before the debris' closest approach. «Times of India, Jul 15»

Confusion reigns in Sheridan over new junk ordinance

SHERIDAN — Although it has been in the works for some time and has been reported in The Daily News, some village residents were still ... «Greenville Daily News, Jul 15»

Astronauts take emergency shelter after junk threatens space station …

Normally, Nasa learns about incoming junk sooner, and the space station moves out of the way. But there wasn't time for that Thursday; the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Supermarkets should charge extra for junk food and sugary drinks to …

Supermarkets struggling to pay staff the new 'living wage' should raise the extra cash by charging more for junk food and sugary drinks, the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

MarketsBond investors sell blue-chips to buy junk

At the same time, funds that own high yield bonds, otherwise known as junk bonds, had their first net inflows in six weeks, attracting $1.3bn, ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

Woman who only ate junk food for 20 years finally turns healthy …

Natasha Semedo had forked out almost £40,000 on junk food in the last two decades after suffering from Selective Eating Disorder (SED) since ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Junk Food Makeover: Chocolate Chip Brownies - Yahoo

This week's junk food makeover is beaming with healthy ingredients that both your body and palate will love. Our favorite highlight ingredient ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»