Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trunks

/tɹʌŋks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: trunks
IPA: /tɹʌŋks/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of trunk

noun

Shorts or briefs used especially for sports.

noun

Swimming trunks.

noun

noun

noun

Men’s or boys’ boxer shorts or boxer briefs.

British usage

noun

The game of nineholes.

Uncountable

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of trunk

Example Sentences

"Spread your legs and hang on till your trunks rip right up the back."
"Roger came through, rustling up four shirts and trousers, two belts, pointed out the underwear selections, where Alex riffled through the boxers, boxer-briefs, and trunks, choosing a package of each."

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Phrases

bathing trunks swim trunks

Synonyms

short pants shorts

Rhymes With

monks chunks punks drunks dunks bunks hunks skunks debunks funks flunks tunks

Questions

How do you pronounce trunks?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹʌŋks/.
What does trunks mean?: plural of trunk

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