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GUNK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gunk mean?
• GUNK (noun)
The noun GUNK has 1 sense:
1. any thick, viscous matter
Familiarity information: GUNK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any thick, viscous matter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
goo; gook; goop; guck; gunk; muck; ooze; slime; sludge
Hypernyms ("gunk" is a kind of...):
matter (that which has mass and occupies space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gunk"):
sapropel (sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans)
Context examples
The tholins drop to the ground to form a reddish “gunk.”
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