trunkful
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| —n | |
| 1. | the main stem of a tree, usually thick and upright, covered with bark and having branches at some distance from the ground |
| 2. | a large strong case or box used to contain clothes and other personal effects when travelling and for storage |
| 3. | anatomy the body excluding the head, neck, and limbs; torso |
| 4. | the elongated prehensile nasal part of an elephant; proboscis |
| 5. | (US), (Canadian) Also called: boot an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear |
| 6. | anatomy the main stem of a nerve, blood vessel, etc |
| 7. | nautical a watertight boxlike cover within a vessel with its top above the waterline, such as one used to enclose a centreboard |
| 8. | an enclosed duct or passageway for ventilation, etc |
| 9. | (modifier) of or relating to a main road, railway, etc, in a network: a trunk line |
| [C15: from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus, from truncus (adj) lopped] | |
| 'trunkful | |
| —n | |
| 'trunkless | |
| —adj | |
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Trunkful
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
The bride will have to have a trunkful of shoes, for it is a shoe season.
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