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PRONUNCIATION OF JUNK HEAP

junk heap  [dʒʌŋk hiːp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUNK HEAP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Junk heap 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 JUNK HEAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of junk heap in the English dictionary

The definition of junk heap in the dictionary is an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JUNK HEAP


aheap
əˈhiːp
ant-heap
ˈæntˌhiːp
asleep
əˈsliːp
cheap
tʃiːp
creep
kriːp
deep
diːp
dustheap
ˈdʌsthiːp
heap
hiːp
Jeep
dʒiːp
keep
kiːp
leap
liːp
overheap
ˌəʊvəˈhiːp
peep
piːp
sandheap
ˈsændˌhiːp
scrapheap
ˈskræpˌhiːp
sheep
ʃiːp
sleep
sliːp
steep
stiːp
sweep
swiːp
upheap
ʌpˈhiːp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUNK HEAP

junk
junk art
junk bond
junk dealer
junk DNA
junk food
junk mail
junk market
junk room
junk shop
junk shot
junkanoo
Junker
Junkerdom
Junkerism
Junkers
junket
junketeer
junketer
junketing

WORDS THAT END LIKE JUNK HEAP

compost heap
dirt cheap
dirt-cheap
dung heap
manure heap
muck heap
on the cheap
on the scrapheap
overcheap
slag heap
trash heap

Synonyms and antonyms of junk heap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «junk heap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JUNK HEAP

Find out the translation of junk heap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of junk heap 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 heap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

垃圾堆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

montón de basura
570 millions of speakers

English

junk heap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कबाड़ के ढेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كومة خردة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нежелательной кучи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

junk Heap
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাঙ্ক হিপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tas de ferraille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Timbunan sampah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schrotthaufen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジャンクヒープ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정크 힙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumpukan jus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đống rác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குப்பை குவியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जंक ढीग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Önemsiz yığın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mucchio di spazzatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kupa śmieci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небажаної купи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grămadă de junk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκουπίδια σωρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

junk hoop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skräp heap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

junk heap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of junk heap

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JUNK HEAP»

The term «junk heap» is normally little used and occupies the 134.511 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JUNK HEAP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «junk heap» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «junk heap» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUNK HEAP»

Discover the use of junk heap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to junk heap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
LIFE
New commandants are trying to bring order out of chaos, and $58 million has been appropriated to make the great junk heap into something less shameful. f it It 1 NATIVE POVERTY, ARMY MORALE Although for. PHOTOGRAPHED FOR LIFE ...
2
The Renewed Mind: Becoming the Person God Wants You to Be
But others he would glance at and throw onto the junk heap. Godfrey asked, '' Why is it that you throw some onto the junk heap and some over here?'' The blacksmith said, ''I can see that some of that metal will be useful when it is put through ...
Larry Christenson, 2001
3
A Smoother Journey: Keeping Life's Relationships Out of the ...
As he glanced at other pieces, he would throw them on the junk heap. A man who was watching asked, “Why is it that you throw some onto the junk heap and some over here?” The blacksmith said, “I can see that some of the metal will be ...
Simon Schrock, 1994
4
Best Foot Forward
It's easy to relocate a person from the junk-heap but it's a lot more difficult to get the junk-heap out of the person. The problem's not the junk-heap in which the person lives; it's the junk-heap that lives in the person. The same applies to our low ...
Fred Geke
5
The Strange Story of the Quantum: An Account for the General ...
The trick is to invent a fictional space having so many dimensions that the whole complex motion of the junk heap may be indicated by the tortuous movement of a single indicator point within it. Let us not shrink from such a fanciful conception.
Banesh Hoffmann, 1959
6
Fabulous Furry World
Self-replicating, evolving trash -- he chewed on the idea and it brought back a memory of his black sheep brother Jacky, saying, “The world is the junk heap.” Jacky had killed himself with junk -- on the needle. Now the world really was the junk ...
Gary Morton, 2009
7
Popular Science
Junk-Heap. of. Panama. A great scrap dock has been built at Balboa at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. Junk left from building the canal is sent there, classified, and sold Brawn versus Brains in Society pays more for services of.
8
Greater Than Rubies (Christian Romance): A Novella Inspired ...
“You mean where is that rusty junk heap that refused to start and had to be towed away?” “Yeah, I mean my rusty junk heap that you had towed without my permission.” “I stand corrected. Your rusty, unreliable, and unsafe junk heap is at a ...
Hallee Bridgeman, Gregg Bridgeman, 2012
9
Law and Catastrophe
... meticulously the details of experience without being able, so to speak, to extract from the record what it means, 'what it's all about.'" " The nonselectivity of S.'s memory means that "what remains behind is a kind of junk heap of impressions.
Martha Merrill Umphrey
10
Cultural Zoo: Animals in the Human Mind and its Sublimation
Before long, Gregor's room becomes a “junk heap” (p. 128). These associations help provide the context for understanding Gregor's anal-fecal identification. In this context, feces do not have the rich connotations characteristic of anal ...
Salman Akhtar, Vamik D. Volkan, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUNK HEAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term junk heap is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Laos is, per capita, the most heavily bombed nation on Earth. It's …
And just beyond the junk heap of weaponry, a new ATM machine. Bright blue and gleaming white, this beckoning pagoda of money dwarfed the rusting debris of ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
2
No solicitations
This horse with the good rider but the sloppy form broke slow as a senior in a junk heap at a red light, then closed hard for second. "You should ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
3
The Death Metal Version Of 'Grease' Should Be The Only Version Of …
Grease is beloved by countless people across the globe for its bright, catchy tunes and romantic storyline. But, for some of us, it's a junk heap. «UPROXX, Jul 15»
4
NFL Suspends Cowboys' McClain, Jets' Richardson & Chargers Gates
They had picked up McClain off the junk heap before the season a year ago and he stepped up big time for them. Now, they'll have to do ... «Garry Cobb, Jul 15»
5
Trendy Restaurants Becoming More Sociable
Bells and whistles are fine, but without the basics, they risk being relegated to the theme-restaurant junk heap when consumer tastes change ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
6
This Week in Mets Quotes: Terry Collins on the Mets slump, RA …
So to look back at that, coming from the junk heap to now, it's certainly something that I've enjoyed." R.A. Dickey [New York Daily News]. «Amazin' Avenue, Jun 15»
7
'Queen of the Bowery' embraced roles of sinner and saint
Even the hapless thrift store owner who found Mazie's diary in a junk heap adds his two cents. In classic Attenberg style, these characters all ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
8
Shipwrecks pile up on seafloor
Unless it's towed away, it will join the junk heap of wrecked vessels on the seafloor around Mumbai that poses a threat to all vessels big and ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jun 15»
9
The New Nier Game Will Have A “Happy Ending,” Says Creator
You don't need to look so worried.” The “Junk Heap” will also be in the second game, but it remains unknown whether it'll be in the same spot. «Siliconera, Jun 15»
10
E3 2015: 'Mad Max' Is Shiny, Chrome, and Ready for Valhalla
The Magnum Opus handles about as well as a post-apocalyptic junk heap should, but once the controls click, it's not a problem at all. Ramming and disabling ... «Game Rant, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Junk heap [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/junk-heap>. Apr 2024 ».
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