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How to pronounce trunk in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms proboscis
Type of snout, neb
Type Words
Synonyms bole, tree trunk
Type of stalk, stem
Type Words
Synonyms body, torso
Type of body part
Type Words
Synonyms automobile trunk, boot, luggage compartment
Type of compartment


he put his golf bag in the trunk.
Type Words
Type of luggage, baggage
Has types locker, footlocker

Examples of trunk

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If the trunk is in mint, as new condition, it might sell for $100 to $200, tops.
From the orlandosentinel.com
They have grown thicker in the trunk, but there are very few branches going out.
From the sacbee.com
When he reached his car he popped the trunk and gently placed the helmet inside.
From the stltoday.com
Investigators used the other contents of the trunk to try to identify the owner.
From the cnn.com
The cabdriver stopped the car, popped the trunk and helped me gather up my bags.
From the sfgate.com
With an excruciating groan, all 190 ft. of trunk and green spire crash to earth.
From the time.com
She pressed her ear against the trunk of the tree and listened to its heartbeat.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Then he went back and loaded his trunk up with more water and brought that, too.
From the washingtonpost.com
As we were loading up in my Jeep, one of the boys noticed egg on the trunk door.
From the us.cnn.com
More examples
  • The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
  • Luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage
  • Torso: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
  • Luggage compartment: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"
  • Proboscis: a long flexible snout as of an elephant
  • (trunks) short pants: trousers that end at or above the knee
  • Trunk or torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies (including that of the human) from which extend the neck and limbs. The trunk includes the thorax and abdomen.
  • The trunk or boot of an automobile or car is the vehicle's main storage, luggage, or cargo compartment. Trunk is used in North American English and Jamaican English; boot is used elsewhere in the English speaking world. ...
  • In botany, trunk (or bole) refers to the main structural member of a tree that supports the branches and is supported by and directly attached to the roots. ...