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junking

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Definition of junking word

  • noun junking Present participle of junk. 1

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Parts of speech for Junking

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

junking popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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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Synonyms for junking

noun junking

  • clearance — Clearance is the removal of old buildings, trees, or other things that are not wanted from an area.
  • demolition — The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.
  • destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
  • disposition — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
  • dumping — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.

verb junking

  • throw away — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • throw out — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • can — You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
  • cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.

Antonyms for junking

noun junking

  • 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.
  • beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • keeping — board and lodging; subsistence; support: to work for one's keep.

verb junking

  • allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.

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