Collocations for "junk"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "junk" in context.
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junk
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [household, garage, domestic, office, workshop] junk
- a [heap, pile, mound] of junk
- a [room, drawer, garage] full of junk
- [need to, should] get rid of some of this junk!
- a [useless, worthless] piece of junk
- throw [away, out] the junk
- what a load of junk!
- this [TV, car, table] is such a piece of junk!
- junk [piling up, accumulating] in the [garage, basement]
- a lot of junk to [sell, get rid of, give away]
- [filter, sort, sift] through the junk
- sort the junk from the [useful, practical] (things)
- read a lot of junk in the [press, media, papers]
- there is a lot of junk out there
- [bought, found] junk at a [yard, garage] sale
- just [eats, reads, buys] junk
- should (try to) eat less junk
- junk your [car, TV set, computer]
- junk the [old, rusty, broken] [TV set]
- junk the [file, folder]
- junk an [old, obsolete, unnecessary] [file]
- junked by [users, managers, technicians]
- junked his [car] after [five years]
- (and) junk the [rest, remainder]
- junk a [policy, plan, syllabus]
- a junk mail [filter, folder]
- too much junk mail
- delete junk [files, emails]
- eat too much junk food
- clear out the junk room
- in the junk drawer
- a junk [car, phone]
'junk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):