Synonyms for gunk
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : guhngk |
| Phonetic Transcription : gʌŋk |
Top 10 synonyms for gunk Other synonyms for the word gunk
- alluvium
- ashes
- band
- binder
- binding
- birdlime
- bog
- bond
- chain
- concrete
- connection
- cord
- crud
- deposit
- dirt
- dreck
- dregs
- dross
- dung
- epoxy
- fastening
- feculence
- fen
- fetter
- film
- filth
- filthiness
- fluid
- fungus
- garbage
- glop
- glue
- goo
- gook
- goop
- grounds
- grout
- guck
- gum
- gunk
- handcuff
- hobble
- hookup
- iron
- irons
- knot
- lees
- ligament
- ligature
- lime
- link
- linkage
- lute
- manacle
- marsh
- matter
- mire
- mortar
- moss
- mucilage
- muck
- mucus
- mud
- network
- nexus
- oil
- ooze
- paste
- plaster
- powder
- precipitate
- precipitation
- putty
- quagmire
- quicksand
- refuse
- residue
- residuum
- restraint
- rope
- rottenness
- rubber cement
- sand
- scum
- scuz
- sealant
- sediment
- settling
- sewage
- shackle
- silt
- size
- slag
- sleaze
- slime
- slop
- sludge
- slush
- smoke
- smudge
- smut
- soil
- solder
- solids
- soot
- spit
- stain
- stickum
- swamp
- tar
- tarnish
- tie
- tie-in
- trash
- waste
- wire
- yoke
- yuck
Définition of gunk
Origin :- 1949, "viscous substance," American English, apparently from Gunk, trademark for a thick liquid soap patented 1932 by A.F. Curran Co. of Malden, Mass.
- As in mire : noun muck, morass
- As in ooze : noun liquid emitted
- As in sediment : noun solid residue from liquid solution
- As in slime : noun muck, gelled waste
- As in sludge : noun mud
- As in bond : noun binder or fastener
- As in soot : noun carbon
- As in muck : noun messy substance
- As in cement : noun gluing, binding material
- As in handcuff : noun bond
- As in vinculum : noun bond
- As in dirt : noun grime, impurity
- As in glue : noun adhesive
- As in goo : noun sticky substance
- As in grime : noun dirt
- Gunk; a 'take in,' a 'sell'; as a verb, to 'take in,' to cheat.
- Extract from : « English As We Speak It in Ireland » by P. W. Joyce
- Alive or dead, the gunk was the most powerful desiccant I'd ever heard of.
- Extract from : « The Water Eater » by Win Marks
- "Gunk" is the poor makeshift that must be employed to indicate it.
- Extract from : « Penrod and Sam » by Booth Tarkington
- Penrod uttered one half-hearted "Gunk" as he turned in at his own gate.
- Extract from : « Penrod and Sam » by Booth Tarkington
- I've been fighting this cowlick ever since I've been a kid—stocking caps, gunk, the works.
- Extract from : « The Romantic Analogue » by W.W. Skupeldyckle
- "Gunk" and "chaw" are the Scots for a bitter and envious disappointment which shows itself in face and eyes.
- Extract from : « The House with the Green Shutters » by George Douglas Brown
- "Hope that gunk they used to monkey up my complexion doesn't sweat out," he told himself.
- Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
Antonyms for gunk
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