nounπShareDiscarded or waste material; rubbish, trash."The recycling bin was overflowing with junk. "materialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA collection of miscellaneous items of little value."The garage was filled with junk: old toys, broken furniture, and empty boxes. "itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny narcotic drug, especially heroin."He was arrested for selling junk. "medicinesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe genitalia."The doctor examined the patient's junk to check for any injuries. "anatomysexbodyhumanorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSalt beef."My grandmother made a delicious pot of junk for the family reunion. "foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePieces of old cable or cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships."The ship's crew used the junk to make a gasket for the leaky pipe. "nauticalmaterialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece; a chunk."The construction worker carefully lifted a large junk of concrete from the pile. "materialsubstancethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareMaterial or resources of a kind lacking commercial value."junk fish; junk trees"materialitemthingvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo throw away."I junked my old textbooks after the final exam. "itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junk shop)"(On Facebook, a record collector wrote:) "The newest addition to my Annette Hanshaw collection, I junked this beautiful flawless E-copy within walking distance from my house.""economycommercebusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA Chinese sailing vessel."The museum's collection included a beautiful old junk, a type of Chinese sailing vessel. "nauticalsailingvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
