junk

noun

/dʒʌŋk/

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[uncountable] things that are considered to have no use or value synonym rubbish
- I've cleared out all that old junk in the attic.
- There's nothing but junk on the TV.
- (informal, disapproving) Is this all your junk (= are these all your things)?
Synonyms things
things
- stuff
- property
- possessions
- junk
- belongings
- goods
- valuables
These are all words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a particular time.
- things (rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose:
  Shall I help you pack your things?
  Bring your swimming things.
- stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about:
  Where’s all my stuff?
- property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by somebody:
  This building is government property.
  Be careful not to damage other people’s property.
- possessions things that you own, especially something that can be moved:
  Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.
- junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value:
  I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic.
- belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time:
  Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.
- goods (technical or rather formal) possessions that can be moved:
  He was found guilty of handling stolen goods.
- valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras:
  Never leave cash or other valuables lying around.
Patterns
- personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings
- to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings
- to search somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings
- to go through somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings
Extra Examples
- There were bits of junk lying around.
- They cleared out the junk room (= a room where you keep thngs that you no longer need or want) to make a tiny bedroom.
- sculptures made from old junk and scrap metal
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- old
- useless
… of junk
- bit
- piece
- heap
- …
junk + verb
- lie about
- lie around
junk + noun
- shop
- room
- heap
- …
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(also junk food)
[uncountable] (informal, disapproving) food that is quick and easy to prepare and eat but that is thought to be bad for your health
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- old
- useless
… of junk
- bit
- piece
- heap
- …
junk + verb
- lie about
- lie around
junk + noun
- shop
- room
- heap
- …
See full entry
[countable] a Chinese boat with a square sail and a flat bottomTopics Transport by waterc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin. The current senses date from the mid 19th cent. noun sense 3 mid 16th cent.: from obsolete French juncque or Portuguese junco, from Malay jong, reinforced by Dutch jonk.

junk

verb

/dʒʌŋk/

(informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they junk	/dʒʌŋk/ /dʒʌŋk/
he / she / it junks	/dʒʌŋks/ /dʒʌŋks/
past simple junked	/dʒʌŋkt/ /dʒʌŋkt/
past participle junked	/dʒʌŋkt/ /dʒʌŋkt/
-ing form junking	/ˈdʒʌŋkɪŋ/ /ˈdʒʌŋkɪŋ/

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junk something to get rid of something because it is no longer valuable or useful
- All their old computers had been junked.
- His proposals were junked before they were even considered.
Word Originverb late Middle English (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin. The current senses date from the mid 19th cent.