junknoun
uk/dʒʌŋk/us/dʒʌŋk/junk noun (RUBBISH)
C1 [ U ] things that are considered to be of no use or value, or of low quality:
We ought to clear out this cupboard - it's full of junk.
I can't stand watching the junk that's on TV these days.
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Rubbish and waste
- debris
- detritus
- dross
- effluent
- flotsam
- jetsam
- jumble
- kitsch
- litter
- recycle
- refuse
- rubbish
- rubble
- scrap
- scrap heap
- spoil
- tat
- upcycle
- upcycling
- waste product
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junk noun (DRUG)
[ U ] mainly US slang a dangerous drug, especially heroin
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Specific types of drug
- amyl nitrite
- antiretroviral
- blunt
- cisplatin
- coke
- corticosteroid
- designer drug
- dope
- downer
- hash
- marijuana
- methamphetamine
- mickey
- mind-altering
- narcotic
- pep pill
- popper
- skunkweed
- stimulant
- weed
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junk noun (SHIP)
[ C ] a Chinese ship with a flat bottom and square sails
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Boats & sailing craft
- buoy
- canoe
- catamaran
- cruiser
- dugout
- gondola
- kayak
- longboat
- motorboat
- narrowboat
- outboard motor
- pedal boat
- punt
- riverboat
- rowing boat
- sampan
- speedboat
- trimaran
- windsurfer
- yacht
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junkverb [ T ]
uk/dʒʌŋk/us/dʒʌŋk/informalto get rid of something because it is of no use or value
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Removing and getting rid of things
- abandon
- banish
- be scattered to the four winds idiom
- bin
- cast sb/sth aside/away/off
- flay
- fling sth/sb out
- flush
- flush sth out
- fly-tipping
- free sb from/of sth
- pension
- scrap
- shuffle
- throw sth away/out
- throw the baby out with the bathwater idiom
- toss sth aside
- toss sth out
- turf sth out
- weed
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