junket

[ juhng-kit ]

/ ˈdʒʌŋ kɪt /

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noun

a sweet, custardlike food of flavored milk curdled with rennet.

a pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing.

a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of public funds and ostensibly to obtain information.

verb (used without object)

to go on a junket.

verb (used with object)

to entertain; feast; regale.

Origin of junket

1350–1400; Middle English jonket<Old French (dial.) jonquette rush basket, equivalent to jonc (<Latin juncus reed) + -ette-ette

OTHER WORDS FROM junket

jun·ket·er, noun

Words nearby junket

junk DNA, junker, Junkerdom, Junkerism, Junkers, junket, junketeer, junk food, junkie, junk jewelry, junk mail

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Example sentences from the Web for junket

The only downside for the Congressman was if their junket became public.
Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure|Jack Abramoff|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On a Congressional junket, paid for by a private party, you have tens of hours of exclusive time with a Congressmen.
Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure|Jack Abramoff|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I've been on exactly one 10-day junket to China, so I'm hardly qualified to answer that question.
The US China Accounting War||December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In an interview the day after the junket for The Town, Affleck resisted being neatly boxed into the comeback story narrative.
The 'New' Ben Affleck|Nicole LaPorte|September 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST

“It was like a performance,” Paltrow told an ITN reporter during the Two Lovers junket.
Joaquin Phoenix's Great Practical Joke|Gina Piccalo|August 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Devonshire cream, of course; and part of a large dish of junket, which is something like curds and whey.
The Adventures of A Brownie|Miss Mulock
In the evening dont take cream, strawberries, or junket, unless you eat hard cheese with them.
Early English Meals and Manners|Various
As junket will turn to whey if it is broken with a spoon to any extent, serving it in the mold is the better plan.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
On one occasion recently a local aldermanic junket had been arranged to visit Philadelphia—a junket that was to last ten days.
Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser
Stir the junket tablet in the cold water till it melts, and add this.
The Fun of Cooking|Caroline French Benton

British Dictionary definitions for junket

junket

/ (ˈdʒʌŋkɪt) /

noun

an excursion, esp one made for pleasure at public expense by a public official or committee

a sweet dessert made of flavoured milk set to a curd with rennet

a feast or festive occasion

verb

(intr) (of a public official, committee, etc) to go on a junket

to have or entertain with a feast or festive gathering

Derived forms of junket

junketer, junketter or junketeer, nounjunketing, noun

Word Origin for junket

C14 (in the sense: rush basket, hence custard served on rushes): from Old French (dialect) jonquette, from jonc rush, from Latin juncus reed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	junket
释义	junket [ juhng-kit ] / ˈdʒʌŋ kɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR junket ON THESAURUS.COM noun a sweet, custardlike food of flavored milk curdled with rennet. a pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing. a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of public funds and ostensibly to obtain information. verb (used without object) to go on a junket. verb (used with object) to entertain; feast; regale. Origin of junket 1350–1400; Middle English jonket<Old French (dial.) jonquette rush basket, equivalent to jonc (<Latin juncus reed) + -ette-ette OTHER WORDS FROM junket jun·ket·er, noun Words nearby junket junk DNA, junker, Junkerdom, Junkerism, Junkers, junket, junketeer, junk food, junkie, junk jewelry, junk mail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for junket The only downside for the Congressman was if their junket became public. Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure\|Jack Abramoff\|July 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On a Congressional junket, paid for by a private party, you have tens of hours of exclusive time with a Congressmen. Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure\|Jack Abramoff\|July 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I've been on exactly one 10-day junket to China, so I'm hardly qualified to answer that question. The US China Accounting War\|\|December 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In an interview the day after the junket for The Town, Affleck resisted being neatly boxed into the comeback story narrative. The 'New' Ben Affleck\|Nicole LaPorte\|September 13, 2010\|DAILY BEAST “It was like a performance,” Paltrow told an ITN reporter during the Two Lovers junket. Joaquin Phoenix's Great Practical Joke\|Gina Piccalo\|August 22, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Devonshire cream, of course; and part of a large dish of junket, which is something like curds and whey. The Adventures of A Brownie\|Miss Mulock In the evening dont take cream, strawberries, or junket, unless you eat hard cheese with them. Early English Meals and Manners\|Various As junket will turn to whey if it is broken with a spoon to any extent, serving it in the mold is the better plan. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2\|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences On one occasion recently a local aldermanic junket had been arranged to visit Philadelphia—a junket that was to last ten days. Sister Carrie\|Theodore Dreiser Stir the junket tablet in the cold water till it melts, and add this. The Fun of Cooking\|Caroline French Benton British Dictionary definitions for junket junket / (ˈdʒʌŋkɪt) / noun an excursion, esp one made for pleasure at public expense by a public official or committee a sweet dessert made of flavoured milk set to a curd with rennet a feast or festive occasion verb (intr) (of a public official, committee, etc) to go on a junket to have or entertain with a feast or festive gathering Derived forms of junket junketer, junketter or junketeer, nounjunketing, noun Word Origin for junket C14 (in the sense: rush basket, hence custard served on rushes): from Old French (dialect) jonquette, from jonc rush, from Latin juncus reed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to junket excursion, outing, journey
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junket

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of junket

OTHER WORDS FROM junket

Words nearby junket

Example sentences from the Web for junket

British Dictionary definitions for junket

noun

verb

Derived forms of junket

Word Origin for junket

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