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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

junk

noun · Say it: JUNK

What it means

Foundation

old things that are useless or not wanted any more

We cleared all the junk out of the garage before the summer holidays.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • clutter
  • rubbish
  • scrap

More examples

  • Our class built robots from junk such as boxes and bottle tops.

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