| slovo | definícia |
trunk
(mass) | trunk
- kmeň, kufor, kufor |
trunk
(encz) | trunk,držadlo n: Pavel Cvrček |
trunk
(encz) | trunk,chobot n: Zdeněk Brož |
trunk
(encz) | trunk,kmen n: Zdeněk Brož |
trunk
(encz) | trunk,kufr n: Pavel Cvrček |
trunk
(encz) | trunk,kufr (u auta) n: Michal Ambrož |
trunk
(encz) | trunk,peň Zdeněk Brož |
trunk
(encz) | trunk,truhla n: Zdeněk Brož |
trunk
(encz) | trunk,trup n: Zdeněk Brož |
Trunk
(gcide) | Trunk \Trunk\, n. [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed,
mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E.
torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is fr. F. trompe
(the same word as trompe a trumpet), but has been confused in
English with trunk the stem of a tree (see Trump a
trumpet). Cf. Truncate.]
1. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and
roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.
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About the mossy trunk I wound me soon,
For, high from ground, the branches would require
Thy utmost reach. --Milton.
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2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.
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3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of
an artery, as distinct from the branches.
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4. (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base
and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.
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5. (Zool.) That segment of the body of an insect which is
between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and
legs; the thorax; the truncus.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) The proboscis of an elephant.
(b) The proboscis of an insect.
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7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p?as, etc., are
driven by the force of the breath.
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He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. --Howell.
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8. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or
cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for
containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to
convey the effects of a traveler.
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Locked up in chests and trunks. --Shak.
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9. (Mining) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated
from the slimes in which they are contained.
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10. (Steam Engine) A large pipe forming the piston rod of a
steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of
the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the
other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston,
thus making the engine more compact.
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11. A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or
metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a
mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an
elevator, etc.
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Trunk engine, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a
trunk. See Trunk, 10.
Trunk hose, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the
knees.
Trunk line, the main line of a railway, canal, or route of
conveyance.
Trunk turtle (Zool.), the leatherback.
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Trunk
(gcide) | Trunk \Trunk\, v. t. [Cf. F. tronquer. See Truncate.]
1. To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim. [Obs.] "Out
of the trunked stock." --Spenser.
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2. (Mining) To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they
are contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9.
--Weale.
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trunk
(wn) | trunk
n 1: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the
bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for
lumber [syn: trunk, tree trunk, bole]
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" [syn: torso, trunk,
body]
4: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping
or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn: {luggage
compartment}, automobile trunk, trunk]
5: a long flexible snout as of an elephant [syn: proboscis,
trunk] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
automobile trunk
(encz) | automobile trunk,kufr u auta n: Michal Ambrož |
celiac trunk
(encz) | celiac trunk, n: |
pulmonary trunk
(encz) | pulmonary trunk, n: |
swimming trunks
(encz) | swimming trunks,plavky |
tree trunk
(encz) | tree trunk, n: |
trunk cable
(encz) | trunk cable,sběrnicový kabel n: [el.] parkmaj |
trunk call
(encz) | trunk call, n: |
trunk hose
(encz) | trunk hose, n: |
trunk lid
(encz) | trunk lid, n: |
trunk line
(encz) | trunk line,dálková trať Zdeněk Brož |
trunk road
(encz) | trunk road, n: |
trunk route
(encz) | trunk route, n: |
trunkfish
(encz) | trunkfish, n: |
trunking
(encz) | trunking,kabelový kanál Zdeněk Brož |
trunks
(encz) | trunks,kalhoty n: pl. Zdeněk Brožtrunks,kmeny n: pl. Zdeněk Brožtrunks,trenýrky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožtrunks,truhly n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Air trunk
(gcide) | Air \Air\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a["e]r, fr. Gr.
'ah`r, air, mist, for 'a[digamma]hr, fr. root 'a[digamma] to
blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the
French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr.
the same Latin word; and in senses 11, 12, 13 the French
meaning is either fr. L. aria, or due to confusion with F.
aire, in an older sense of origin, descent. Cf. A["e]ry,
Debonair, Malaria, Wind.]
1. The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth;
the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid,
transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.
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Note: By the ancient philosophers, air was regarded as an
element; but modern science has shown that it is
essentially a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, with a
small amount of carbon dioxide, the average proportions
being, by volume: oxygen, 20.96 per cent.; nitrogen,
79.00 per cent.; carbon dioxide, 0.04 per cent. These
proportions are subject to a very slight variability.
Air also always contains some vapor of water.
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2. Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile.
"Charm ache with air." --Shak.
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He was still all air and fire. [Air and fire being
the finer and quicker elements as opposed to earth and
water.] --Macaulay
.
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3. A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat,
cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as,
a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.
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4. Any a["e]riform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly
called vital air. [Obs.]
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5. Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.
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Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play.
--Pope.
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6. Odoriferous or contaminated air.
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7. That which surrounds and influences.
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The keen, the wholesome air of poverty.
--Wordsworth.
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8. Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.
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You gave it air before me. --Dryden.
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9. Intelligence; information. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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10. (Mus.)
(a) A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in
consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical
and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single
voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to
plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody;
a tune; an aria.
(b) In harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc.,
the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern
harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called
the air.
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11. The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person;
mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a
lofty air. "His very air." --Shak.
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12. Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance;
manner; style.
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It was communicated with the air of a secret.
--Pope.
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12. pl. An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or
vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts
on airs. --Thackeray.
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14. (Paint.)
(a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of
the atmospheric medium through which every object in
nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc.
(b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of
that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt.
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15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
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Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a
compound term. In most cases it might be written
indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the
first element of the compound term, with or without the
hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder;
air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump.
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Air balloon. See Balloon.
Air bath.
(a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body.
(b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any
desired temperature.
Air castle. See Castle in the air, under Castle.
Air compressor, a machine for compressing air to be used as
a motive power.
Air crossing, a passage for air in a mine.
Air cushion, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated;
also, a device for arresting motion without shock by
confined air.
Air fountain, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by
the force of compressed air.
Air furnace, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and
not on blast.
Air line, a straight line; a bee line. Hence
Air-line, adj.; as, air-line road.
Air lock (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between
the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a
pneumatic caisson. --Knight.
Air port (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit
air.
Air spring, a spring in which the elasticity of air is
utilized.
Air thermometer, a form of thermometer in which the
contraction and expansion of air is made to measure
changes of temperature.
Air threads, gossamer.
Air trap, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas
from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.
Air trunk, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated
air from a room.
Air valve, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of
air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler
and allows air to enter.
Air way, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of
an air pump; an air way in a mine.
In the air.
(a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as
rumors.
(b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.
(c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken
in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air.
on the air, currently transmitting; live; -- used of radio
and television broadcasts, to indicate that the images and
sounds being picked up by cameras and microphones are
being broadcast at the present moment.
Note: In call-in programs where individuals outside a radio
or television studio have telephoned into the station,
when their voice is being directly broadcast, the host
of the program commonly states "You're on the air." as
a warning that the conversation is not private.
To take air, to be divulged; to be made public.
To take the air, to go abroad; to walk or ride out.
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Alitrunk
(gcide) | Alitrunk \Al"i*trunk\, n. [L. ala wing + truncus trunk.] (Zool.)
The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are
attached; the thorax. --Kirby.
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Intrunk
(gcide) | Intrunk \In*trunk"\, v. t.
To inclose as in a trunk; to incase. [R.] --Ford.
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Manitrunk
(gcide) | Manitrunk \Man"i*trunk\, n. [L. manus hand + E. trunk.] (Zool.)
The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Insect.
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Trunk
(gcide) | Trunk \Trunk\, n. [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed,
mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E.
torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is fr. F. trompe
(the same word as trompe a trumpet), but has been confused in
English with trunk the stem of a tree (see Trump a
trumpet). Cf. Truncate.]
1. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and
roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.
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About the mossy trunk I wound me soon,
For, high from ground, the branches would require
Thy utmost reach. --Milton.
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2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.
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3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of
an artery, as distinct from the branches.
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4. (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base
and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.
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5. (Zool.) That segment of the body of an insect which is
between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and
legs; the thorax; the truncus.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) The proboscis of an elephant.
(b) The proboscis of an insect.
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7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p?as, etc., are
driven by the force of the breath.
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He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. --Howell.
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8. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or
cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for
containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to
convey the effects of a traveler.
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Locked up in chests and trunks. --Shak.
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9. (Mining) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated
from the slimes in which they are contained.
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10. (Steam Engine) A large pipe forming the piston rod of a
steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of
the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the
other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston,
thus making the engine more compact.
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11. A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or
metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a
mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an
elevator, etc.
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Trunk engine, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a
trunk. See Trunk, 10.
Trunk hose, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the
knees.
Trunk line, the main line of a railway, canal, or route of
conveyance.
Trunk turtle (Zool.), the leatherback.
[1913 Webster]Trunk \Trunk\, v. t. [Cf. F. tronquer. See Truncate.]
1. To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim. [Obs.] "Out
of the trunked stock." --Spenser.
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2. (Mining) To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they
are contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9.
--Weale.
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Trunk engine
(gcide) | Trunk \Trunk\, n. [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed,
mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E.
torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is fr. F. trompe
(the same word as trompe a trumpet), but has been confused in
English with trunk the stem of a tree (see Trump a
trumpet). Cf. Truncate.]
1. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and
roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.
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About the mossy trunk I wound me soon,
For, high from ground, the branches would require
Thy utmost reach. --Milton.
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2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.
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3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of
an artery, as distinct from the branches.
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4. (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base
and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.
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5. (Zool.) That segment of the body of an insect which is
between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and
legs; the thorax; the truncus.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) The proboscis of an elephant.
(b) The proboscis of an insect.
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7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p?as, etc., are
driven by the force of the breath.
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He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. --Howell.
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8. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or
cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for
containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to
convey the effects of a traveler.
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Locked up in chests and trunks. --Shak.
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9. (Mining) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated
from the slimes in which they are contained.
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10. (Steam Engine) A large pipe forming the piston rod of a
steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of
the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the
other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston,
thus making the engine more compact.
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11. A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or
metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a
mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an
elevator, etc.
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Trunk engine, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a
trunk. See Trunk, 10.
Trunk hose, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the
knees.
Trunk line, the main line of a railway, canal, or route of
conveyance.
Trunk turtle (Zool.), the leatherback.
[1913 Webster]Trunk engine \Trunk engine\
An engine having a trunk piston, as most internal combustion
engines.
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Trunk hose
(gcide) | Trunk \Trunk\, n. [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed,
mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E.
torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is fr. F. trompe
(the same word as trompe a trumpet), but has been confused in
English with trunk the stem of a tree (see Trump a
trumpet). Cf. Truncate.]
1. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and
roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.
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About the mossy trunk I wound me soon,
For, high from ground, the branches would require
Thy utmost reach. --Milton.
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2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.
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3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of
an artery, as distinct from the branches.
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4. (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base
and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.
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5. (Zool.) That segment of the body of an insect which is
between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and
legs; the thorax; the truncus.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) The proboscis of an elephant.
(b) The proboscis of an insect.
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7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p?as, etc., are
driven by the force of the breath.
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He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. --Howell.
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8. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or
cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for
containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to
convey the effects of a traveler.
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Locked up in chests and trunks. --Shak.
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9. (Mining) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated
from the slimes in which they are contained.
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10. (Steam Engine) A large pipe forming the piston rod of a
steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of
the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the
other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston,
thus making the engine more compact.
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11. A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or
metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a
mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an
elevator, etc.
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Trunk engine, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a
trunk. See Trunk, 10.
Trunk hose, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the
knees.
Trunk line, the main line of a railway, canal, or route of
conveyance.
Trunk turtle (Zool.), the leatherback.
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Trunk line
(gcide) | Trunk \Trunk\, n. [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed,
mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E.
torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is fr. F. trompe
(the same word as trompe a trumpet), but has been confused in
English with trunk the stem of a tree (see Trump a
trumpet). Cf. Truncate.]
1. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and
roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.
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About the mossy trunk I wound me soon,
For, high from ground, the branches would require
Thy utmost reach. --Milton.
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2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.
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3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of
an artery, as distinct from the branches.
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4. (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base
and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.
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5. (Zool.) That segment of the body of an insect which is
between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and
legs; the thorax; the truncus.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) The proboscis of an elephant.
(b) The proboscis of an insect.
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7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p?as, etc., are
driven by the force of the breath.
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He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. --Howell.
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8. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or
cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for
containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to
convey the effects of a traveler.
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Locked up in chests and trunks. --Shak.
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9. (Mining) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated
from the slimes in which they are contained.
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10. (Steam Engine) A large pipe forming the piston rod of a
steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of
the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the
other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston,
thus making the engine more compact.
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11. A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or
metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a
mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an
elevator, etc.
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Trunk engine, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a
trunk. See Trunk, 10.
Trunk hose, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the
knees.
Trunk line, the main line of a railway, canal, or route of
conveyance.
Trunk turtle (Zool.), the leatherback.
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Trunk piston
(gcide) | Trunk piston \Trunk piston\
In a single-acting engine, an elongated hollow piston, open
at the end, in which the end of the connecting rod is
pivoted. The piston rod, crosshead and stuffing box are thus
dispensed with.
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Trunk steamer
(gcide) | Trunk steamer \Trunk steamer\
A freight steamer having a high hatch coaming extending
almost continuously fore and aft, but not of whaleback form
at the sides.
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Trunk turtle
(gcide) | Trunk \Trunk\, n. [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed,
mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E.
torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is fr. F. trompe
(the same word as trompe a trumpet), but has been confused in
English with trunk the stem of a tree (see Trump a
trumpet). Cf. Truncate.]
1. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and
roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.
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About the mossy trunk I wound me soon,
For, high from ground, the branches would require
Thy utmost reach. --Milton.
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2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.
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3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of
an artery, as distinct from the branches.
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4. (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base
and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.
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5. (Zool.) That segment of the body of an insect which is
between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and
legs; the thorax; the truncus.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) The proboscis of an elephant.
(b) The proboscis of an insect.
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7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p?as, etc., are
driven by the force of the breath.
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He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. --Howell.
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8. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or
cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for
containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to
convey the effects of a traveler.
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Locked up in chests and trunks. --Shak.
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9. (Mining) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated
from the slimes in which they are contained.
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10. (Steam Engine) A large pipe forming the piston rod of a
steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of
the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the
other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston,
thus making the engine more compact.
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11. A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or
metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a
mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an
elevator, etc.
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Trunk engine, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a
trunk. See Trunk, 10.
Trunk hose, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the
knees.
Trunk line, the main line of a railway, canal, or route of
conveyance.
Trunk turtle (Zool.), the leatherback.
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Trunkback
(gcide) | Trunkback \Trunk"back`\, n. (Zool.)
The leatherback.
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Trunked
(gcide) | Trunked \Trunked\, a.
Having (such) a trunk.
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Thickset with strong and well-trunked trees. --Howell.
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Trunkfish
(gcide) | Trunkfish \Trunk"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging
to the genus Ostracion, or the family Ostraciontidae,
having an angular body covered with a rigid integument
consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called
also coffer fish, and boxfish.
[1913 Webster]Cowfish \Cow"fish`\ (kou"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
(a) The grampus.
(b) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii).
(c) A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and
allied species), having two projections, like horns, in
front; -- called also cuckold, coffer fish,
trunkfish.
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trunkfish
(gcide) | Trunkfish \Trunk"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging
to the genus Ostracion, or the family Ostraciontidae,
having an angular body covered with a rigid integument
consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called
also coffer fish, and boxfish.
[1913 Webster]Cowfish \Cow"fish`\ (kou"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
(a) The grampus.
(b) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii).
(c) A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and
allied species), having two projections, like horns, in
front; -- called also cuckold, coffer fish,
trunkfish.
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Trunkful
(gcide) | Trunkful \Trunk"ful\, n.; pl. Trunkfuls.
As much as a trunk will hold; enough to fill a trunk.
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Trunkfuls
(gcide) | Trunkful \Trunk"ful\, n.; pl. Trunkfuls.
As much as a trunk will hold; enough to fill a trunk.
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Trunkwork
(gcide) | Trunkwork \Trunk"work`\, n.
Work or devices suitable to be concealed; a secret stratagem.
[Obs.]
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Untrunked
(gcide) | Untrunked \Un*trunked"\, a. [1st pref. un- + trunk.]
Separated from its trunk or stock. [Obs.]
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atrioventricular trunk
(wn) | atrioventricular trunk
n 1: a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the
cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the
ventricles causing them to contract [syn: {atrioventricular
bundle}, bundle of His, atrioventricular trunk,
truncus atrioventricularis] |
automobile trunk
(wn) | automobile trunk
n 1: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or
shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn:
luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk] |
bathing trunks
(wn) | bathing trunks
n 1: swimsuit worn by men while swimming [syn: {swimming
trunks}, bathing trunks] |
celiac trunk
(wn) | celiac trunk
n 1: an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just
below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric
artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery
[syn: celiac trunk, celiac artery, truncus celiacus,
arteria celiaca] |
pulmonary trunk
(wn) | pulmonary trunk
n 1: the artery that carries venous blood from the right
ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left
pulmonary arteries [syn: pulmonary trunk, {truncus
pulmonalis}] |
swimming trunks
(wn) | swimming trunks
n 1: swimsuit worn by men while swimming [syn: {swimming
trunks}, bathing trunks] |
tree trunk
(wn) | tree trunk
n 1: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the
bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for
lumber [syn: trunk, tree trunk, bole] |
trunk call
(wn) | trunk call
n 1: a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I
talked to her by long distance" [syn: long distance,
long-distance call, trunk call] |
trunk hose
(wn) | trunk hose
n 1: puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn
over hose |
trunk lid
(wn) | trunk lid
n 1: hinged lid for a trunk |
trunk line
(wn) | trunk line
n 1: line that is the main route on a railway [syn: {trunk
line}, trunk route]
2: a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly |
trunk road
(wn) | trunk road
n 1: a highway [syn: highroad, trunk road] |
trunk route
(wn) | trunk route
n 1: line that is the main route on a railway [syn: {trunk
line}, trunk route] |
trunkfish
(wn) | trunkfish
n 1: any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head
encased in bony plates [syn: boxfish, trunkfish] |
trunks
(wn) | trunks
n 1: trousers that end at or above the knee [syn: short pants,
shorts, trunks] |
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