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单词 hunk
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hunk

noun

ˈhəŋk How to pronounce hunk (audio)
1
: a large lump, piece, or portion
a hunk of bread
2
: an attractive and usually well-built man

Synonyms

  • beefcake
  • pretty boy
  • stud
  • superstud
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Example Sentences

a steak cut into meaty hunks That actor is such a hunk!
Recent Examples on the Web In addition to empty rooms, the building itself seems to be in distress: in January, an 8-foot hunk of cement and fiberglass fell off the facade. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 Nov. 2021 The molcajete, a hefty mortar and pestle typically crafted from a hunk of volcanic rock, is one of the oldest and most essential tools in kitchens across Mexico and Texas alike. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Aug. 2022 In the midst of this, a hunk of orbiting junk was detected on June 30 that threatened to collide with one of the spacecraft only eight hours later. Eric Mack, Forbes, 15 July 2022 DiGiovanni, hungry after the long day of filming, ate a giant hunk plain. Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2022 Then, Kamimura pulls out a hunk of raw steel from Japan, cuts it to size, and heats up the forge. Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report, 25 July 2022 The same storms sent funnel clouds caroming through South L.A., levitating cars, flipping over mobile homes and prying a hunk of the roof off the Los Angeles Convention Center. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 Boston Outside the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in the green to the left of the main entrance, stands a large hunk of limestone. Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 9 Apr. 2022 And eventually this hunk of ambergris is going to be released. Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 23 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Dutch dialect hunke

First Known Use

circa 1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

hunk

noun

ˈhəŋk How to pronounce hunk (audio)
: a large lump or piece

hunk

noun

1
as in stud
a physically attractive man her new boyfriend is quite the hunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stud
  • beefcake
  • eyeful
  • superstud
  • womanizer
  • fox
  • doll
  • dreamboat
  • pretty boy
  • dish
  • stunner
  • babe
  • eye candy
  • sheik
  • knockout
  • lady-killer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dog
  • nerd
  • monster
  • grotesquerie
  • grotesquery
2
as in chunk
a small uneven mass what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • chunk
  • clump
  • wad
  • glob
  • lump
  • piece
  • knob
  • blob
  • nugget
  • gob
  • dollop
  • gobbet
  • clod
  • nub
  • bead
  • nubble
  • clot
  • globule
  • patch
  • bit
  • portion
  • drop
  • particle
  • bulk
  • scrap
  • chip
  • body
  • morsel
  • crumb
  • block
  • granule
  • nubbin
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