as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
crawled into their bunks and went to sleep immediately
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the idea that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon is pure bunk
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
he waited until everyone was looking the other way, then did a bunk from the room
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
bunked the guest in the spare room
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Recent Examples of bunk
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
Both Democrats and Republicans stood guilty of peddling bunk.
—Steven Watts, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
Some residents were forced to spend nights sleeping in sweltering bedrooms with no air conditioning, while others booked rooms at low-cost hotels or bunked with friends and relatives.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2024
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Noun
The lawsuit was filed by Pennsylvania resident Tim Thomas, who accuses a waterways conservation officer of snooping around his lake house, harassing him and his wife, and issuing him bunk citations in 2023.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
Both Democrats and Republicans stood guilty of peddling bunk.
—Steven Watts, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
Verb
One of the astronauts who was already aboard the station, along with Williams, bunk down in a more spartan sleep chamber called a CASA (for Crew Alternate Sleep Accommodation) in the space station’s Columbus module, a laboratory built by the European Space Agency.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
Some residents were forced to spend nights sleeping in sweltering bedrooms with no air conditioning, while others booked rooms at low-cost hotels or bunked with friends and relatives.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunk
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The pond, which is 100 years old, wasn’t designed to house koi fish and has begun to deteriorate with time.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The futuristic-looking complex will house MGM, Bellagio and Aria resorts and in the middle of it all will be a smaller version of the iconic sphere in Las Vegas.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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There were no passengers in the band, but there wasn’t necessarily room for everybody on that train.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
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Right now, the powerful Dyson V8 vacuum is on sale, which has a lightweight design that makes transitioning from room to room easy.Shea Simmons, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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The company amended its credit agreement to accommodate the Ecommerce Restructuring, reducing the revolving credit facility from $500 million to $400 million.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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To accommodate for the pandemic, Texans had nearly three weeks to cast their ballots, per WFAA.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The group set up their tent, roasted hot dogs and played card games late into the night, while one friend’s dad camped nearby just in case.New York Times, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Shoppers would camp outside of stores, eagerly awaiting the chance to bust down some doors and save a ton of cash.Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hispanic woman, 19, shot in upper back, lodged in the cheek 9.Paradise Afshar, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Catherine and Stephen are playing things out together, from her first message left on his answering machine to her open-handed message lodged on his left cheek.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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Residents in the area are asked to shelter in place until further notice.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Police cruisers with loudspeakers began circling central neighborhoods encouraging people to shelter in place ahead of the storm.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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His sculptures and paintings employ construction materials like wood, rubber and roofing tar.Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Our friend needs her chicken coop (really a greenhouse frame) sided and roofed for the coming cold.R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Bunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunk. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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