junkyard

junk·yard

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [juhngk-yahrd]
- /ˈdʒʌŋkˌyɑrd/
- /ˈdʒʌŋk.jɑːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhngk-yahrd]
- /ˈdʒʌŋkˌyɑrd/

Definitions of junkyard word

noun junkyard a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk. 1
noun junkyard A place where scrap is collected before being discarded, reused, or recycled. 1
noun junkyard tip, rubbish dump 1
noun junkyard scrapyard 1
countable noun junkyard A junkyard is the same as a scrapyard. 0
noun junkyard a place where junk is stored or collected for sale 0

See all 9 definitions of junkyard

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Origin of junkyard

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; junk1 + yard2

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Parts of speech for Junkyard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Junkyard

junkyard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for junkyard

noun junkyard

landfill — a low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.
scrapheap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
tip — Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.
scrapyard — A scrapyard is a place where old machines such as cars or ships are destroyed and where useful parts are saved.
dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.

All 14 Synonyms of junkyard