Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    trunk
    /trʌŋk/

    noun

    • 1. the main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots: "you can tell the age of a tree by the rings inside its trunk" Similar main stembolestock
    • 2. a person's or animal's body apart from the limbs and head: "the children had an itchy rash on the trunk and extremities" Similar torsobody

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRUNK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TRUNK definition: 1. the thick main stem of a tree, from which its branches grow 2. the main part of a person's body…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › trunkTrunk Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TRUNK is the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots —called also bole. How to use trunk in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › trunkTRUNK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the main stem of a tree, usually thick and upright, covered with bark and having branches at some distance from the ground. a large strong case or box used to contain clothes and other personal effects when travelling and for storage. anatomy the body excluding the head, neck, and limbs; torso.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRUNK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRUNK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TRUNK meaning: 1. the thick main stem of a tree, from which its branches grow 2. the main part of a person's body…. Learn more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › trunkTrunk - definition of trunk by The Free Dictionary

    trunk. (trŭngk) n. 1. a. The main woody axis of a tree. b. Architecture The shaft of a column. 2. a. The body of a human or other vertebrate, excluding the head and limbs. b. The thorax of an insect. 3. A proboscis, especially the long prehensile proboscis of an elephant. 4. a. A main body, apart from tributaries or appendages. b.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtrunk noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [countable] a large, strong box with a lid (= cover), used for storing or transporting clothes, books, etc. I found the documents at the bottom of an old tin trunk in the attic. She was packing her school trunk. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › trunkTrunk - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The torso of the human body, from the neck to the groin — but not including the head, neck, arms, or legs — is sometimes referred to as the trunk. If you have hives on your trunk, you probably itch on your back, chest and abdomen. The word trunk comes from the Old French word tronc, which referred to the trunk of a tree or a headless body.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › trunktrunk | meaning of trunk in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    trunk meaning, definition, what is trunk: the thick central woody stem of a tree: Learn more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRUNK | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    TRUNK meaning: 1. the thick stem of a tree that the branches grow from 2. a closed space at the back of a car for…. Learn more.