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- [juhngk-yahrd]
- /ˈdʒʌŋkˌyɑrd/
- /ˈdʒʌŋk.jɑːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [juhngk-yahrd]
- /ˈdʒʌŋkˌyɑrd/
Definitions of junkyard word
- noun junkyard a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk. 1
- noun junkyard A place where scrap is collected before being discarded, reused, or recycled. 1
- noun junkyard tip, rubbish dump 1
- noun junkyard scrapyard 1
- countable noun junkyard A junkyard is the same as a scrapyard. 0
- noun junkyard a place where junk is stored or collected for sale 0
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Origin of junkyard
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; junk1 + yard2
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Parts of speech for Junkyard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
junkyard popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
junkyard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for junkyard
noun junkyard
- landfill — a low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.
- scrapheap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
- tip — Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.
- scrapyard — A scrapyard is a place where old machines such as cars or ships are destroyed and where useful parts are saved.
- dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
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