trunk
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,864 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,757 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber also: tree trunk, bole
- luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage
- the body excluding the head and neck and limbs also: torso, body they moved their arms and legs and bodies
- compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools also: luggage compartment, automobile trunk, boot he put his golf bag in the trunk
- a long flexible snout as of an elephant also: proboscis
trunk in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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There was ample room within the tiny trunk for her clothing.
Drusilla with a Million · Elizabeth Cooper · Chapter 1
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She scrubbed the steps--and even the trunk of the poplar tree in the yard!
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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When the White House was burned in Virginia City, I lost my home, my happiness, my constitution, and my trunk.
Sketches New and Old, Part 7. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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I had a big trunk full of good clothes, and about a hundred francs of savings; and I felt no anxiety.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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There wasn't much to see--two iron beds, two chiffoniers, two chairs, a trunk bearing the initials "J. A. B." and a washstand.
The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories · Ralph Henry Barbour · Chapter 1