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junkpile

junkpile noun: a pile of junk; a scrapheap.

Noun

junkpile (plural junkpiles)

  1. A pile of junk; a scrapheap.
    • The technology behind it is known as active-matrix organic light-emitting diode, or “Amoled,” an acronym that will hopefully have a brief layover on its way to the jargon junkpile, but one that is worth remembering in the short term.2009 April 9, Bob Tedeschi, “Sprinting After the iPhone, and Starting to Close the Gap”, in New York Times

Forms of junkpile

pluraljunkpiles

Origin of junkpile

From junk + pile.

Questions about junkpile

What does junkpile mean?
Junkpile means a pile of junk; a scrapheap.
What part of speech is junkpile?
Junkpile is a noun.
What is the plural of junkpile?
The plural of junkpile is junkpiles.

Words near junkpile in the dictionary

  1. junkman
  2. junkmen
  3. junkmobile
  4. junkmobiles
  5. Junko
  6. junkpile
  7. junkpiles
  8. junkroom
  9. junkrooms
  10. junks
  11. junkscape

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