name
Meaning 1
plural of Trunk
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Standard Lemma guide
trunks
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/tɹʌŋks/
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rhymes with -ʌŋks
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CMU ARPABET: T R AH1 NG K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of trunk
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
Shorts or briefs used especially for sports.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 4
Swimming trunks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 5
Trunkhose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 6
Trunk briefs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 7
Men’s or boys’ boxer shorts or boxer briefs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 8
The game of nineholes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 9
third-person singular simple present indicative of trunk
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 10
trousers that end at or above the knee
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: short pants, shorts
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trouser, pant
Narrower terms: Bermuda shorts, Jamaica shorts, hot pants, lederhosen
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: bermuda — swimwear
Real reading context