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Definitions for Junk

[1] any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
[2] anything that is regarded as worthless, meaningless, or contemptible; trash.
[3] old cable or cordage used when untwisted for making gaskets, swabs, oakum, etc.
[4] Nautical Slang . salt junk.
[5] Baseball Slang . relatively slow, unorthodox pitches that are deceptive to the batter in movement or pace, as knuckleballs or forkballs.
[6] to cast aside as junk; discard as no longer of use; scrap.
[7] cheap, worthless, unwanted, or trashy.
[8] a seagoing ship with a traditional Chinese design and used primarily in Chinese waters, having square sails spread by battens, a high stern, and usually a flat bottom.
[9] narcotics, especially heroin.
[10] the external genitals: I kicked him in the junk.
[11] discarded or secondhand objects, etc, collectively
[12] informal rubbish generally nonsense the play was absolute junk
[13] slang any narcotic drug, esp heroin
[14] (tr) informal to discard as junk; scrap
[15] a sailing vessel used in Chinese waters and characterized by a very high poop, flat bottom, and square sails supported by battens

Words related to Junk

debris, rubble, trash, clutter, rubbish, hogwash, collateral, refuse, filth, rummage, scrap, litter, offal, miscellany, waste, salvage

Words nearby Junk

juniper, juniper berry, juniper oil, juniper tar, junius, junk, junk art, junk bond, junk bonds, junk call, junk dna

Origin of Junk

3First recorded in 1920–25; perhaps special use of junk1

Word origin for Junk

C17: from Portuguese junco, from Javanese jon; related to Dutch jonk

Synonyms for Junk

clutter, debris, rubbish, rubble, trash, collateral, filth, hogwash, litter, miscellany, offal, refuse, rummage, salvage, scrap, waste