chunk — a thick solid piece of something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a thick solid piece of something
Pronunciation (IPA): /tʃʌŋk/
Korean meaning: 덩어리, 큰 조각
Korean pronunciation: 청크 (강세: 청크)
Example Sentences
- My dog stole a chunk of my sandwich while I wasn't looking.
- I need to save a big chunk of money for my vacation to Europe.
- The chocolate cake had chunks of strawberries in it.
chunk
NOUN//tʃʌŋk//
a thick solid piece of something
💡 Concept
massive chunk of bread
🎵 Rhyme
A precious chunk found in a trunk full of junk!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/tʃʌŋk/
🇬🇧 UK/tʃʌŋk/
🌳Etymology
Rootchuck
Suffix--k
Origin
17세기경 'chuck'(던지다)에서 파생되어 '던질 수 있는 크기의 덩어리'라는 의미로 발달했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
junktrunkdrunkfunk
junk
trunk
drunk
funk
🔗Collocations
chunk of meat
chunk of money
chunk of time
big chunk
chunk of ice
chunk of data
break into chunks
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My dog stole a chunk of my sandwich while I wasn't looking.”
“I need to save a big chunk of money for my vacation to Europe.”
“The chocolate cake had chunks of strawberries in it.”
😄 Fun example
“He lost a huge chunk of hair after using that weird shampoo.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
pieceblocklumpportionsegment
Antonyms
fragmentsliverbit
Related
bulkmassportionsectionpart
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