TRUNK
What does "TRUNK" mean?
The main woody stem of a tree, or by extension a central or main body.
Meanings
- The thick main stem of a tree, from roots to branches. Lightning split the oak's trunk down the middle.
- An elephant's long flexible nose. The elephant curled its trunk around a bunch of bananas.
- A large rigid box or chest for storage or travel. Her grandmother's trunk smelled of cedar and old letters.
- The luggage compartment at the back of a car (chiefly North American). Toss the groceries in the trunk.
- The human or animal body apart from the head and limbs; the torso. The diagram labelled the trunk, head, and limbs. technical
Did you know?
- An elephant's trunk is one of the most muscular structures in nature - boneless and jointless, yet built from an estimated 40,000 muscles working together.
Word origin
From Latin 'truncus' (the stem of a tree, also a stripped-down body), via Old French 'tronc'; the same root gives us 'truncate'.
Remember it
A tree TRUNK, a car TRUNK, an elephant's TRUNK - all the same word because all are a thick central stem something hangs off.
A little poem
Rings under the bark-
the years it stood through, stacked tight,
in one quiet stem.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the elephant pack so light? Everything fit in its trunk.
What it teaches
From tree to torso to travel-chest, a trunk is whatever everything else attaches to - find yours.
Quick facts
What does TRUNK mean?
The main woody stem of a tree, or by extension a central or main body.
Is TRUNK a valid word?
Yes — TRUNK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TRUNK?
TRUNK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does TRUNK come from?
From Latin 'truncus' (the stem of a tree, also a stripped-down body), via Old French 'tronc'; the same root gives us 'truncate'.
What can TRUNK teach us?
From tree to torso to travel-chest, a trunk is whatever everything else attaches to - find yours.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.