Bunk — may refer to:* Bunk (slang), absurd, ridiculous, nonsense, (related to the word debunk) * Bunk (school slang), truancy, to play hookey, to cut or skip class * Bunk bed, a type of bed in which one bed is stacked over another * Bunk Moreland, a… … Wikipedia
bunk — Ⅰ. bunk [1] ► NOUN ▪ a narrow shelf like bed. ► VERB chiefly N. Amer. ▪ sleep in a bunk or improvised bed in shared quarters. ORIGIN of unknown origin; perhaps related to BUNKER(Cf. ↑bunker). Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
bunk — bunk; bunk·ie; de·bunk; de·bunk·er; … English syllables
Bunk — (b[u^][ng]k), n. [Cf. OSw. bunke heap, also boaring, flooring. Cf. {Bunch}.] 1. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers; as, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bunk — Bunk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bunked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunking}.] To go to bed in a bunk; sometimes with in. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bunk — bunk1 [buŋk] n. [prob. < Scand cognate of BENCH] 1. a shelflike bed or berth built into or against a wall, as in a ship 2. Informal any sleeping place; esp., a narrow cot vi. ☆ 1. to sleep in a bunk 2. Informal to use a makeshift sleeping… … English World dictionary
bunk|y — bunk|ie or bunk|y «BUHNG kee», noun, plural bunk|ies. U.S. Informal. a roommate; comrade. ╂[< bunk1] … Useful english dictionary
bunk|ie — or bunk|y «BUHNG kee», noun, plural bunk|ies. U.S. Informal. a roommate; comrade. ╂[< bunk1] … Useful english dictionary
bunk — [n1] nonsense applesauce*, balderdash, baloney*, bilge*, claptrap, eyewash*, flimflam*, garbage*, hogwash*, hooey*, horsefeathers*, jazz*, piffle*, poppycock, rot*, rubbish, tomfoolery*, tommyrot*, trash*, twaddle*; concepts 63,278 Ant. sense… … New thesaurus
bunk|er — bunk|er1 «BUHNG kuhr», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a place or bin for coal, especially on a ship: »The reactor in an atomic ship corresponds to the fuel in the bunkers of an ordinary steamship (New Scientist). 2. a sandy hollow or mound of… … Useful english dictionary
