TRUNK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRUNK?

Need another word that means the same as “trunk”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “trunk” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Trunk” are: proboscis, bole, tree trunk, body, torso, automobile trunk, boot, luggage compartment, main stem, stock, nose, snout, chest, box, storage box, crate, coffer

Trunk as a Noun

Definitions of "Trunk" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trunk” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An enclosed shaft or conduit for cables or ventilation.
• A large box with a hinged lid for storing or transporting clothes and other articles.
• Compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools.
• The body excluding the head and neck and limbs.
• A long flexible snout as of an elephant.
• The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber.
• An enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage and other goods; a boot.
• The elongated, prehensile nose of an elephant.
• The main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots.
• Luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage.
• A person's or animal's body apart from the limbs and head.
• The main part of an artery, nerve, or other anatomical structure from which smaller branches arise.

Synonyms of "Trunk" as a noun (17 Words)

automobile trunk	A motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine.
body	A woman s close fitting stretch garment for the upper body fastening at the crotch. The path taken by the falling body.
bole	The main stem of a tree usually covered with bark the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber.
boot	British term for the luggage compartment in a car. A boot disk.
box	The contents of a box. In the second variation a switch loop only one cable enters the box.
chest	Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes. A bad chest.
coffer	The funds or financial reserves of an organization. A battered leather coffer sealed with a waxen crest.
crate	The quantity contained in a crate. You wouldn t believe the age of some of the crates I ve driven.
luggage compartment	Cases used to carry belongings when traveling.
main stem	A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage.
nose	A front that resembles a human nose especially the front of an aircraft. The wine has a raspberry nose and a clean taste.
proboscis	The human nose (especially when it is large.
snout	A European moth with long palps that extend in front of the head like a snout. His arrest had been the work of some anonymous snout.
stock	A portion of a company s stock as held by an individual or group as an investment. Between 1982 and 1986 the value of the company s stock rose by 86.
storage box	The commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials.
torso	The body excluding the head and neck and limbs. The Requiem torso was preceded by the cantata.
tree trunk	English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917.

Usage Examples of "Trunk" as a noun

• He put his golf bag in the trunk.

Associations of "Trunk" (30 Words)

arboreal	Living in trees. Arboreal rodents.
arborescent	Resembling a tree in form and branching structure. Arborescent succulents.
aspen	Any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind.
auscultation	Listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope.
bamboo	The hard woody stems of bamboo plants used in construction and crafts and fishing poles. A bamboo bench.
bark	Tan a skin with bark tannins. Nobody is allowed up here he barked.
birch	Beat someone with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment. My father never spared the birch.
bole	The main stem of a tree usually covered with bark the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber.
bush	Provide with a bushing. The lowland country was covered in thick bush.
chest	Propel the ball by means of one s chest. The medicine chest.
debark	Go ashore. We debarked from our cruise ship for a day of fun.
dendroid	Resembling a tree in form and branching structure.
electrocardiogram	A record or display of a person’s heartbeat produced by electrocardiography.
evergreen	A plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year. Evergreen shrubs.
fir	Nonresinous wood of a fir tree.
hawthorn	A spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus.
neck	Meat from an animal s neck. A round neck.
oak	Used in names of other trees or plants that resemble the oaks in some way e g she oak silky oak. Soft oak overtones.
peel	Remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit or vegetable. Pieces of potato peel.
pine	Used in names of coniferous trees of families other than that of the pine e g Chile pine. Pine potpourri.
sapwood	Newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction.
shrub	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems.
stem	Remove the stems from fruit or tobacco leaves. The main stem of the wing feathers.
stethoscope	A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.
torso	An unfinished or mutilated thing, especially a work of art or literature. The Requiem torso was preceded by the cantata.
tree	Force a hunted animal to take refuge in a tree. Her dog likes to tree squirrels.
willow	A tree or shrub of temperate climates which typically has narrow leaves, bears catkins, and grows near water. Its pliant branches yield osiers for basketry, and the timber is traditionally used to make cricket bats.
woodland	Land covered with trees. Large areas of ancient woodland.