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Trunk
Definition: Trunk
Trunk
Noun
1. The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber.
2. Luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage.
3. The body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies".
4. Compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools (`boot' is British usage).
5. A long flexible snout as of an elephant.
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright
2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Date "trunk" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)
Etymology: Trunk \Trunk\, noun. [French expression tronc, from Latin expression truncus, from truncus maimed, mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and English torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is from French trompe (the same word as trompe trumpet), but has been confused in English with trunk the stem of tree (see Trump trumpet). Compare to Truncate.]. (references)
Specialty Definition: Trunk
Domain Definition
Aerospace = bus. (references)
Dream Interpretation To dream of trunks, foretells journeys and ill luck. To pack your trunk, denotes that you will soon go on a pleasant trip.
To see the contents of a trunk thrown about in disorder, foretells quarrels, and a hasty journey from which only dissatisfaction will accrue.
Empty trunks foretell disappointment in love and marriage.
For a drummer to check his trunk, is an omen of advancement and comfort. If he finds that his trunk is too small for his wares, he will soon hear of his promotion, and his desires will reach gratification. For a young woman to dream that she tries to unlock her trunk and can't, signifies that she will make an effort to win some wealthy person, but by a misadventure she will lose her chance. If she fails to lock her trunk, she will be disappointed in making a desired trip. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Electrical Engineering In crossbar systems, a circuit extending between frames of a switching unit and terminated in a switching device on each frame. Source: European Union. (references)
Food & Agriculture The main stem of the vine between the soil and the first branches. Source: European Union. (references)
A vertical watertight casing running from upper to lower deck, whereby access can be gained from above upper deck to a compartment below lower deck without disturbing adjacent spaces between the two decks. Source: European Union. (references)
A tree stem once it has grown to substantial thickness, roughly, capable of yielding saw timber, veneer logs or large poles. Source: European Union. (references)
Geography Column or cloudy cone under the base of a Cumulonimbus with a spout. Source: European Union. (references)
Medicine A cancer toxin with some similarity in its amino acid sequence to lymphotoxin(about 30% homology). It is derived from activated macrophages and, like lymphokine, it has cytotoxic activity against tumor cells, but little or no activity against normal cells. Source: European Union. (references)
The main stem from which branches spring. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining A. A long, narrow, inclined box in which fine ore is separated from impurities b. A launder for conveying slimes, etc c. To separate slimes by means of a trunk for further treatmen. (references)
Post & Telecom A circuit connecting a sub-centre with its parent switching centre. Source: European Union. (references)
The connecting circuit between selectors of different rank in an automatic exchange, or two parts of a manual exchange. Source: European Union. (references)
A line connecting two exchanges in the same multi-exchange area. Source: European Union. (references)
A circuit or channel connecting two exchanges or two switching devices; a circuit capable of being switched at both ends and provided with the necessary terminating and signalling equipment. Source: European Union. (references)
Slang in 1811 TRUNK. A nose. How fares your old trunk? does your nose still stand fast? an allusion to the proboscis or trunk of an elephant. To shove a trunk: to introduce one's self unasked into any place or company. Trunk-maker like; more noise than work. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.
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Specialty Definition: Trunk
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In botany, trunk refers to the main structural member of a tree that is supported by and directly attached to the roots and which in turn supports the branches. The trunk is also often called the bole. The trunk is covered by the bark, which is an important diagnostic feature in tree identification, and which often differs markedly from the bottom of the trunk to the top, depending on the species. The trunk, or bole, is the most important part of the tree for timber production. Also see log.
The trunk or torso of the human body is the body without the head, arms and legs.
In American English, the trunk of a car is a compartment used for storage space, usually placed at the car's rear.
In telecommunication, the term trunk has the following meanings:
1. In a communications network, a single transmission channel between two points that are switching centers or nodes, or both.
2. [A] circuit between switchboards or other switching equipment, as distinguished from circuits which extend between central office switching equipment and information origination/termination equipment.
Note: Trunks may be used to interconnect switches, such as major, minor, public and private switches, to form networks.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 and from the Code of Federal Regulations, Telecommunications Parts 0-199
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Trunk."
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Trunk
The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
TR English Trunk Meteorology & Standards, International Organizations
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).
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Synonyms: Trunk
Synonyms: automobile trunk (n), body (n), bole (n), boot (n), luggage compartment (n), proboscis (n), torso (n), tree trunk (n). (additional references)
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Synonyms within Context: Trunk
Context Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Cause Rudiment. egg, germ, embryo, bud, root, radix radical, etymon, nucleus, seed, stem, stock, stirps, trunk, tap-root, gemmule, radicle, semen, sperm.
Clothing Shoe, pump, boot, slipper, sandal, galoche, galoshes, patten, clog; sneakers, running shoes, hiking boots; high-low; Blucher boot, wellington boot, Hessian boot, jack boot, top boot; Balmoral; arctics, bootee, bootikin, brogan, chaparajos; chavar, chivarras, chivarros; gums, larrigan, rubbers, showshoe, stogy, veldtschoen, legging, buskin, greave, galligaskin, gamache, gamashes, moccasin, gambado, gaiter, spatterdash, brogue, antigropelos; stocking, hose, gaskins, trunk hose, sock; hosiery.
Paternity House, stem, trunk, tree, stock, stirps, pedigree, lineage, line, family, tribe, sept, race, clan; genealogy, descent, extraction, birth, ancestry; forefathers, forbears, patriarchs.
Receptacle Chest, box, coffer, caddy, case, casket, pyx, pix, caisson, desk, bureau, reliquary; trunk, portmanteau, band-box, valise; grip, grip sack; skippet, vasculum; boot, imperial; vache; cage, manger, rack.
Whole Bulk, mass, lump, tissue, staple, body, compages; trunk, torso, bole, hull, hulk, skeleton greater part, major part, best part, principal part, main part; essential part; (importance).; lion's share, Benjamin's mess; the long and the short; nearly, all, almost all.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.
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Crosswords: Trunk
English words defined with "trunk": trunk lid. (references)
Specialty definitions using "trunk": CLR trunk ♦ elephant trunk ♦ intermachine trunk testing, intraoffice trunk ♦ record completing trunk, recording completing trunk ♦ special grade network trunk ♦ tie trunk, trunk roadway, trunk utilisation report, trunk utilization report. (references)
Etymologies containing "trunk": valise. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Trunk" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.
German (drink), Swedish (trunk).
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Modern Usage: Trunk
Domain Usage
Screenplays I ambushed him, hit him in the head with a frying pan and put him in the trunk so he wouldn't get hurt (Who Framed Roger Rabbit; writing credit: Gary K. Wolf; Jeffrey Price)
Kathleen, before you start counting the rings around my trunk, I think you should thank your lucky stars that a cheap, parasitic slug, such as yourself, is allowed even to cohabitate under the same roof with a woman of my caliber and credentials (Filthy Rich; writing credit: Barry E. Blitzer; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason)
Now I aska you one. What has a trunk, but no key, weighs 2,000 pounds and lives in a circus (Duck Soup; writing credit: Bert Kalmar ; Harry Ruby)
In my trunk. (The Faculty; writing credit: David Wechter; Bruce Kimmel)
Paulie! Get the bolt cutters from out of the trunk! (The Sopranos; writing credit: Isabel Clara-Simo; Ramón De España)
Lyrics We'll pack a lunch And stuff you in the trunk Earl (Goodbye Earl; performing artist: Dixie Chicks)
Is a suitcase and a trunk (House of the Rising Sun; performing artist: The Animals)
Clever We treat this world of ours as though we had a spare in the trunk. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles Trunk to Cairo (1966)
Case of the Elephant's Trunk (1965)
The Trunk (1960)
Punch Trunk (1953)
Trunk Conveyor (1952)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.
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Commercial Usage: Trunk
Domain Title
Books Anatomical Guide for the Electromyographer: The Limbs and Trunk (reference)
Leavin' Trunk Blues (reference)
Saratoga Trunk (Perennial Classics) (reference)
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Theater & Movies Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century: The Basement & Trunk Murderers (reference)
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Music Trunk of Funk [BOX SET] [LIMITED EDITION] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)
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High Tech Pentax SMCP-A 300mm f/2.8 ED IF Lens with Trunk Case (reference)
Cisco Systems 3600 1-Port RJ48 Multiflex Trunk - T1 (reference)
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Consumer Goods Nautical Trunk, Tee and Sunhat Set - Large (reference)
Stars and Stripes Trunk, Tee, and Shadehat Set - Large (reference)
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