dunks
/dʌŋks/
dunks noun: ziziphus mauritiana, a tropical fruit tree. Also the plural of dunk.
Noun
dunks
- Ziziphus mauritiana, a tropical fruit tree.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Dunks
Dunks
- The American multinational coffee and doughnut restaurant chain Dunkin' Donuts.
- Melissa that time we went to Dunks was the best. I cant^([sic]) believe I drove on the highway haha.2006, Samantha Barnes, “Seniors”, in Class of 2006, Saugus, Mass.: Saugus High School, page 31
- Eating and walking has made me tired, Coffee doesn’t sound good right now so I decided on Tea. We went to Dunks. The Dunkin^([sic]) Donuts in my area has a bunch of cute chicks running around. […] So, half buzzed, I went to Dunks in Lynn, Some regulars were there, and some late night regulars. I...2009, Brian Shawn, “Fun for me”, in Downhill from the Projects, Victoria, B.C.: Trafford Publishing, →ISBN
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Dunks
Dunks
- plural of Dunk
Also used as
dunks is also the plural of dunk.
dunks is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of dunk.
Forms of dunks
| alternative form | Dunk's |
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Origin of dunks
Clipping of Dunkin' + -s.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Phrases with dunks
Words that rhyme with dunks
Questions about dunks
- What does dunks mean?
- Dunks means ziziphus mauritiana, a tropical fruit tree.
- What part of speech is dunks?
- Dunks can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dunks?
- Dunks is pronounced /dʌŋks/.
Words near dunks in the dictionary
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