bunk
/ˈbʌŋk/
nounverb
Common
1.n.a long trough for feeding cattle
2.n.a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
3.n.a rough bed (as at a campsite)
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bunk and nonsense share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. bunk means “a long trough for feeding cattle”. nonsense means “a message that seems to convey no meaning”. nonsense is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbʌŋk/
1.n.a long trough for feeding cattle
2.n.a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
3.n.a rough bed (as at a campsite)
/ˈnɑnsɛns/
1.n.a message that seems to convey no meaning
2.n.ornamental objects of no great value
3.adj.having no intelligible meaning
“nonsense syllables”
| bunk | nonsense | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbʌŋk/ | /ˈnɑnsɛns/ |
| Said | buhngk | NAHN-sens |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Letters | 4 | 8 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun, adjective |
| Senses | 9 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | feed bunk | bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness |
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