as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
threw the rest of her books and tapes in the trunk and closed the lid
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Recent Examples of trunk
The rear trunk has a capacity of 12.9 cubic feet, plus there’s an extra three cubic feet under the hood.
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Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
At a rehearsal a few weeks earlier at the Nederlander Theater Menzel was on a platform, in a harness, a dozen feet off the ground in front of an enormous tree trunk — the set’s dramatic visual centerpiece — preparing to step into the air during a song about release.
—Brian Schaefer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Remember, bananas to not like temperature much below 40 degrees but the trunks can survive down to freezing.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
Yes, a front trunk, where an internal combustion engine would normally be.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
At a rehearsal a few weeks earlier at the Nederlander Theater Menzel was on a platform, in a harness, a dozen feet off the ground in front of an enormous tree trunk — the set’s dramatic visual centerpiece — preparing to step into the air during a song about release.
—Brian Schaefer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Remember, bananas to not like temperature much below 40 degrees but the trunks can survive down to freezing.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
Yes, a front trunk, where an internal combustion engine would normally be.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trunk
Noun
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While visiting the Goodwill Outlet bins in Portland, Oregon, Nick Lafrenz, 29, was surprised to find a professional popcorn maker, the likes of which would be used in movie theaters or hospitality locations.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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But, my son made a business out of washing garbage bins (a task most of us aren’t willing to do).—
Todd Nordstrom,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Pronger made his way to the locker of Blues defenseman Colton Parayko on Saturday morning.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Ryne Stanek brought loaves of bread baked by his wife Jessica on Friday, leaving them in the lockers of some of his teammates.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The oatmeal color looks about right and when Risa picks at it with her trowel, the surrounding black and gray debris falls away, revealing the rough outline of a box’s edge.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Somebody else felt proud of having taught fellow Redditors how to open a box filled with packing peanuts without making a mess.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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At the center of it all, John Summit — tanned, smiling, his shirt unbuttoned to a chest level that suggested a regular workout routine — threw up heart hands while manning the cockpit of CDJs before him.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
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The list includes colds and coughs, ear and eye infections, insect bites, minor burns, asthma, cuts, sprains, fractures and chest pain.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trunk. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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