trunkUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtrʌŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/trʌŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trungk)
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boot
- trunk In British English, the boot of a car is the covered space, usually at the back, where you put things such as luggage or shopping. Is the boot open? In American English, this part of a car is called the trunk. We put our bags in the trunk. 'trunk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "trunk" in the title: a player on your trunk - English Only forum
About "trunk" and "accounted for" - English Only forum alley out of someone's trunk - English Only forum "An elephant has a long trunk.""Elephants have long trunks." - English Only forum backed up nose to trunk - English Only forum bamboo trunk? - English Only forum battered trunk covered with Continental labels - English Only forum bottom of a tree trunk - English Only forum car trunk bottom - English Only forum children's clothing trunk show - English Only forum Do I say "the street sign is on the tree" or "the street sign is up the tree" meaning the tree sign is on the trunk of the tree? - English Only forum eel-chest/eel-trunk - English Only forum elephant's trunk - English Only forum Elephants have a long trunk/trunks. - English Only forum Folded into the trunk - English Only forum Girl with a bit of trunk - English Only forum having held on to the tree trunk... - English Only forum He pressed a sticker on his trunk. - English Only forum I found my father busy <to pack/packing> his trunk. - English Only forum in the clearing and creating.,the ragged red trunk of a pine - English Only forum International audience: boot vs. trunk - English Only forum jump the tree trunk he used as a goalie - English Only forum like a trunk on the railway that belongs to somebody - English Only forum Like an elephants trunk, I'll bet. - English Only forum muscular trunk - English Only forum name of the fifth wheel in the trunk - English Only forum Philip's tin trunk and his play-box? - English Only forum pitted trunk of a persimmon - English Only forum Pop nailed two boards to its trunk for a stand. - English Only forum pulled the trunk on / onto the mat - English Only forum more...
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