trunk
Other forms: trunks
The noun trunk refers to the main stem of a tree. If you want to make maple syrup, you need to tap the trunk of the maple tree and collect the tree's sap, which can then be boiled into a sticky syrup.
The torso of the human body, from the neck to the groin — but not including the head, neck, arms, or legs — is sometimes referred to as the trunk. If you have hives on your trunk, you probably itch on your back, chest and abdomen. The word trunk comes from the Old French word tronc, which referred to the trunk of a tree or a headless body.
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the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumbersynonyms: bole, tree trunk
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the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
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compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools“he put his golf bag in the trunk”synonyms: automobile trunk, luggage compartmenttypes:bootBritish term for the luggage compartment in a cartype of:compartmenta partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
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luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storagetypes:footlocker, lockera trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)
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a long flexible snout as of an elephant
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Vocabulary lists containing trunk
Turn over a new lexical leaf and branch out with this list of arboreal vocabulary. Learning these words will really spruce up your language!
Vocabulary from Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."
The children's story by Shel Silverstein suggests that giving is a good thing. But if you analyze the words more closely, you will see that there is an unpleasant imbalance of power between the two characters. Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 12 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Pygmalion and the Statue, Pygmalion, Talkin' 'bout a Revolution, Cinderella, the Legend, Why Women Always Take Advantage of Men, The Giving Tree, A Rose for Emily, The Story of an Hour, The Chaser