Phonetic Breakdown of "junk"
Learn how to break down "junk" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/dʒʌŋk/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
JH AH1 NG K
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "junk"
Pronunciation: /dʒʌŋk/
Noun
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Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash.
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A collection of miscellaneous items of little value.
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Any narcotic drug, especially heroin.
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The genitalia.
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Salt beef.
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Pieces 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.
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A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece; a chunk.
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Material or resources of a kind lacking commercial value.Example: "junk fish; junk trees"
Verb
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To throw away.
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To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junk shop)Example: "(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.""
Pronunciation: /dʒʌŋk/
Noun
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A Chinese sailing vessel.