what's the definition of junk?
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junk food junk food. n. (Cookery) food that is low in nutritional value, often highly processed or ready-prepared, and eaten instead of or in addition to well-balanced meals. junk′ food`. n. 1. food, as potato chips or candy, that is high in calories but of little nutritional value. 2. anything that is attractive or diverting but of negligible substance.
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Noncoding DNA Junk DNA. Junk DNA. In molecular biology, junk DNA is a collective label for the portions of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome for which no function has yet been identified. About 98.5% of the human genome has been designated as junk, including most sequences within introns and most intergenic DNA.
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mass Synonym Discussion of bulk. bulk, mass, volume mean the aggregate that forms a body or unit. bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers. mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind a mass of boulders.
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debris 1 fragments or remnants of something destroyed or broken; rubble. 2  a collection of loose material derived from rocks, or an accumulation of animal or vegetable matter.
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relic Definition of relic. 1  1a : an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyrb : souvenir, memento. 2  2 relics plural : remains, corpse. 3  3 : a survivor or remnant left after decay, disintegration, or disappearance.  4 : a trace of some past or outmoded practice, custom, or belief.
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- stack /stæk/USA pronunciation n. [countable] 1  an organized, neat pile or heap:Take the top card from the stack and turn it over. 2  Agriculturea large pile of hay, straw, or the like. 3  stacks, [plural] a set of shelves for books in a library.  Buildinga smokestack.
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Hoarding Disorder Hoarding is a disorder characterized by an ongoing resistance to discarding unnecessary items like junk mail, old newspapers, and materials that most people would consider to be garbage.
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stuff Define stuff. stuff synonyms, stuff pronunciation, stuff translation, English dictionary definition of stuff. n. 1. The material out of which something is made or formed; substance. 2. The essential substance or elements; essence: We are such stuff / As dreams are...
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- Top Definition. Shuff. A noun derived from combining the words shit and stuff, used to describe an item bought by a man (stuff) for a woman that normally would be something a woman would buy (shit). Based on the widely accepted notion that men buy things with useful properties, referred to as stuff.
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Definitions &Translations Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Scrap. Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap can have significant monetary value.
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- In molecular biology, junk DNA is a collective label for the portions of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome for which no function has yet been identified. About 98.5% of the human genome has been designated as junk, including most sequences within introns and most intergenic DNA.
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Waste Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance which is discarded after primary use, or it is worthless, defective and of no use.
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What is a 'Junk Bond' A junk bond refers to high-yield or noninvestment-grade bonds. Junk bonds are fixed-income instruments that carry a credit rating of BB or lower by Standard & Poor's, or Ba or below by Moody's Investors Service. Junk bonds are so called because of their higher default risk in relation to investment-grade bonds.
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Definitions &Translations Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  hoard, cache, stash(verb) a secret store of valuables or money. 2  hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel away(verb) save up as for future use. 3  roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard(verb) get or gather together.
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Definitions &Translations pile - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; a batch of letters; a deal of trouble; a lot of money; he made a mint on the stock market; see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos; it must have cost plenty; a slew of journalists; a wad of money.
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- hoard (hôrd) n. 1. A supply or store of something held or hidden for future use. 2. A collection or supply, as of memories or information, that one keeps to oneself for future use. v. hoard·ed, hoard·ing, hoards v.tr. 1. To accumulate a hoard of: hoarded his money in a box under the bed.
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- Definition of rag. 1  1a : a waste piece of clothb rags plural : clothes usually in poor or ragged conditionc : clothing the rag trade. 2  2 : something resembling a rag. 3  3 : newspaper; especially : a sleazy newspaper.
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- debris (deɪbri , US deɪbriː ) uncountable noun. Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around. I stood at the foot of the collapsed tower and watched the rescue workers sifting through the debris.
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box 1 Box definition, a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover. See more.
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- Interview with Actor John Blyth Barrymore. Actor John Blyth Barrymore. TAEM- It is a pleasure, and an honor, for The Arts and Entertainment Magazine to be able to introduce one of the Hollywood’s Royal Family members to all of our readers. John Blyth Barrymore hails from one of the silver screen’s most prestigious families.
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waste 1. garbage-food that is discarded (as from a kitchen). food waste, refuse, scraps. waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product-any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; they collect the waste once a week; much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers.
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- Full Definition of JUNKET. 1. : a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet. 2. a: a festive social affair b: trip, journey: as (1) : a trip made by an official at public expense. See junket defined for English-language learners. See junket defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.ull Definition of JUNKET. 1. : a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet. 2. a: a festive social affair b: trip, journey: as (1) : a trip made by an official at public expense. See junket defined for English-language learners. See junket defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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Debris Debris or débris (UK: / ˈ d ɛ b r iː, ˈ d eɪ b r iː /; US: / d ə ˈ b r iː /) is rubble, wreckage, ruins, litter and discarded garbage/refuse/trash, scattered remains of something destroyed, discarded, or as in geology, large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc. Depending on context, debris can refer to a number of different things.
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- Space debris, junk, waste, trash, or litter is the collection of defunct man-made objects in space – old satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments from disintegration, erosion, and collisions – including those caused by debris itself.
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- cache. n. 1. a. An amount of goods or valuables, especially when kept in a concealed or hard-to-reach place: maintained a cache of food in case of emergencies. b. The concealed or hard-to-reach place used for storing a cache. 2.
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- meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, spare, sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's richness, substance, or potency. ⟨a meager portion of meat⟩ scanty stresses insufficiency in amount, quantity, or extent.