junk

Everyday

1. Junk is old things that are not wanted, are broken or have no use. tree →
2. Junk food is food with lots of sugar, salt or fat and little goodness. tree →
3. Junk mail is advertising you did not ask for, on paper or by email. tree →
4. A junk is also a kind of wooden sailing boat from China. tree →
5. A junk can also mean a thick lump or chunk of food, such as a piece of bread. tree →

In the lessons

In maths, a word of the story; sometimes things sold or thrown away (take away), or junk food priced. In everyday life: clearing junk out of the garage, a junk shop, junk mail. In health, too much junk food is bad for you. In safety: junk email can be a scam, do not click its links. Phrases: «junk food», «junk mail», «junk shop», «full of junk».

Examples

• He sold his junk for 20 dollars. tree →
• They took 3 bags of junk to the dump. tree →
• Junk food costs 4 dollars. tree →
• The garage is full of old junk. tree →
• Eating too much junk food is bad for your teeth. tree →
• Mum deletes the junk mail without opening it. tree →
• We found an old clock in a junk shop. tree →
• A junk sailed slowly across the harbour. tree →
• So she took Jack into the kitchen, and gave him a junk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk. tree →

Note

Uncountable when it means rubbish: «a lot of junk», not «junks». Usually no clue; throwing junk away takes away, selling it brings money in.