bunks
/bʌŋks/
bunks is the plural of bunk.
bunks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bunk.
Meaning of bunk
Noun
bunk (plural bunks)
- One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.
- Jane sleeps in the top bunk, and her little sister Lauren takes the bottom bunk.
- A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.
- When the ship reached Melbourne two days later we collared a couple of cases of apples from the hold and hid them in our bunks.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 94
- A cot.
- A bed in a prison, worksite or similar location.
- A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
- A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.
Proper noun capitalized: Bunks
Bunks
- plural of Bunk
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Words that rhyme with bunks
Questions about bunks
- What is bunks the plural of?
- Bunks is the plural of bunk.
- What part of speech is bunks?
- Bunks is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bunks?
- Bunks is pronounced /bʌŋks/.
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