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Chunk

noun/kˈaʊɜːkɪŋ/
Definition
a compact mass
a substantial amount
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈaʊɜːkɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɪpnjuːstəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɪpnjuːstəl/
1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊɜːkɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna compact mass
“a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
nouna substantial amount
“we won a chunk of money”
verbput together indiscriminately
“lump together all the applicants”
verbgroup or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Word Forms
lumpyadjectivehaving lumps; not smooth and even in texture
chunkyadjectivelike or containing small sticky lumps
chunkverbgroup or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
lumpnouna large piece of something without definite shape
collocationnounthe act of positioning close together (or side by side)
lumpernouna taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
chunknouna compact mass
chunkingnoun(psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Brocken
eine kompakte Masse
🇫🇷French
gros morceau
une masse compacte
🇪🇸Spanish
pedazo
una masa compacta
🇮🇹Italian
pezzo
una massa compatta
🇳🇱Dutch
brok
een compacte massa
🇵🇹Portuguese
pedaço
uma massa compacta
🇷🇺Russian
кусок
компактная масса
India
🇮🇳Hindi
टुकड़ा
एक सघन द्रव्यमान
🇧🇩Bengali
খণ্ড
একটি কম্প্যাক্ট ভর
🇮🇳Tamil
துண்டு
ஒரு சிறிய நிறை
🇮🇳Telugu
భాగం
ఒక కాంపాక్ట్ మాస్
🇮🇳Marathi
तुकडा
एक संक्षिप्त वस्तुमान
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભાગ
કોમ્પેક્ટ માસ
🇮🇳Kannada
ತುಂಡು
ಒಂದು ಕಾಂಪ್ಯಾಕ್ಟ್ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചങ്ക്
ഒരു കോംപാക്റ്റ് പിണ്ഡം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੁਕੜਾ
ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਪੁੰਜ
🇵🇰Urdu
حصہ
ایک کمپیکٹ بڑے پیمانے پر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
紧凑的质量
🇯🇵Japanese
かたまり
コンパクトな塊
🇰🇷Korean
큰 덩어리
조밀한 질량
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đoạn
một khối lượng nhỏ gọn
🇹🇭Thai
ก้อน
มวลที่มีขนาดกะทัดรัด
🇮🇩Indonesian
bingkah
suatu massa yang kompak
🇵🇭Filipino
tipak
isang siksik na masa
🇲🇾Malay
ketulan
jisim yang padat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قطعة
كتلة مدمجة
🇮🇷Persian
تکه
یک توده فشرده
🇹🇷Turkish
yığın
kompakt bir kütle
🇮🇱Hebrew
נֶתַח
מסה קומפקטית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'chunk'?
The primary meaning of 'chunk' is 'a compact mass'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'chunk' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'chunk' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'chunk' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'chunk' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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