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- [juhng-ker]
- /ˈdʒʌŋ kər/
- /ˈdʒəŋkə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [juhng-ker]
- /ˈdʒʌŋ kər/
Definitions of junker word
- noun junker any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags. 1
- noun junker anything that is regarded as worthless, meaningless, or contemptible; trash. 1
- noun junker old cable or cordage used when untwisted for making gaskets, swabs, oakum, etc. 1
- noun junker Nautical Slang. salt junk. 1
- noun junker Baseball Slang. relatively slow, unorthodox pitches that are deceptive to the batter in movement or pace, as knuckleballs or forkballs. 1
- verb with object junker to cast aside as junk; discard as no longer of use; scrap. 1
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Origin of junker
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85, Americanism, for an earlier sense; junk1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Junker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
junker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for junker
noun junker
- auto — an automobile
- bus — A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
- convertible — A convertible is a car with a soft roof that can be folded down or removed.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- station wagon — an automobile with one or more rows of folding or removable seats behind the driver and no luggage compartment but an area behind the seats into which suitcases, parcels, etc., can be loaded through a tailgate.
adjective junker
- flawed — characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
- immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- inexact — not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.
- rudimentary — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
Antonyms for junker
noun junker
- building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
- construction — Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
- creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
adjective junker
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
- finished — ended or completed.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
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