Plural of junk
regular plural
The plural of junk is junks.
Forms of junk
| Singular | junk /d͡ʒʌŋk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | junks |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Junks in a sentence
- The Sanglay come in their batwinged junks with the onset of the northeast monsoon, the amihan.1998, Carlos Cortés, Lassitude and other stories, →ISBN, page 62. From the entry sanglay
- Here, for the first time, it becomes navigable for junks and steamboats.1970, Margaret Rau, “The Red Basin”, in The Yangtze River, New York: Julian Messner, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 32–33. From the entry Ipin
- Elsewhere on the Island, facilities for the transport of goods were limited to landing piers and prayas for junks and lighters.1973, Tzu-nang Chiu, The Port of Hong Kong: A Survey of its Development, page 24. From the entry praya
- Junks have a deck and high masts, most commonly three, with four-cornered, coarse cotton sails, called lugsails, braced flat by bamboo strips or battens.1993, Funk & Wagnalls Corporation, Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, volume 15, page 139. From the entry lugsail
- From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away.1980 April 9 [1980 April 8], Jay Mathews, “Nationalist Islands Sound Siren Call to Mainland Chinese”, in The Washington Post, sourced from…. From the entry lookout
Meaning of junk
- noun Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
- noun Material or resources of poor quality or low value, especially resources that lack commercial value.
- noun Nonsense; gibberish.
Questions about the plural of junk
- What is the plural of junk?
- The plural of junk is junks.
- Is junk countable?
- Junk is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: junk (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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