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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 matterplay

  Familiarity information: GUNK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GUNK (noun)


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.”

(Pluto: The 'Other' Red Planet, NASA)



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