junk

Clutter you discard

Junk is discarded or worthless stuff, rubbish: Clean out that junk from the garage.

A junk is also a Chinese sailing vessel with distinctive sails.

Junk food is unhealthy food with little nutritional value.

Junk mail is unsolicited advertising.

In slang, junk means heroin: He was strung out on junk.

And junk is slang for male genitals: He took a ball to the junk.

Check out the junk on that guy.

The genital sense is vulgar but common, especially in sports contexts involving groin injuries.

discard

toss

Light, casual throw

  • disposeArrange or settle
  • purgeEliminate unwanted elements
  • jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo

ditch · dump · abandon · unload · throw-away · clear-out · declutter · chuck · scrap · trash

trash

garbage

Discarded waste material

litter · landfill · dross · flotsam · jetsam · dregs · sweepings · castoffs · throwaways · discards

insult

worthless

Lacking any value

lousy · rubbish · garbage · crap · schlock · kitsch · tacky · cheap · shoddy · second-rate

clutter

mess

Disorderly, troublesome condition

chaos · jumble · heap · pile · debris · detritus · hodgepodge · mishmash · assortment · medley

obsolete

antiquated

Old and outdated

outdated · deprecated · defunct · relic · castoff · disused · broken · worn-out · useless · worthless

drugs

heroin

Illegal addictive opiate

  • smackStrike with open hand
  • dopeSlang triple-threat term
  • fixRepair or solution

needle · addict · junkie · high · stash · dealer · habit · withdrawal · overdose · narcotics

scrap

metal

Hard conductive solid

  • salvageRecovering damaged goods
  • yardLinear measure or grounds
  • copperReddish-brown metallic element

aluminum · steel · iron · parts · wreckage · demolition · recycling · shredding · smelting · reclaim

genitalia

dick

Vulgar anatomical slang

balls · shaft · manhood · phallus · package · crotch · privates · groin · member

ship

Chinese

Of that Asian nation

  • vesselReceptacle for contents
  • boatWatercraft for travel
  • sailShip's wind-catching fabric

trading · sampan · cargo · maritime · flat-bottomed · rigging · seafaring · Asia · harbor · merchant

food

fast-food

Rapidly prepared meals

chips · candy · soda · greasy · fried · sugar · preservatives · additives · McDonalds · takeout

Categories
Opposites
value/worth

junktreasure

Valued wealth or keepsake

gem · jewel · prize · pearl · valuable

quality/condition

junkpremium

Added cost for better

luxury · fine craftsmanship · top-notch · first-rate · excellence

action/disposition

junkkeep

Retain or fortified tower

retain · hold · treasure · preserve · save

Phrases
Family

junkyard, junked, junky, junks, junking, junket, junker, dejunk, junkman

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G