trunks

/ trʌŋks /

plural noun

1. Also called: swimming trunks. a man's garment worn for swimming, either fairly loose and extending from the waist to the thigh or briefer and close-fitting

2. shorts worn for some sports

3. men's underpants with legs that reach midthigh

Example Sentences

Plants are gently rendered, branches and trunks vigorously scratched in.

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Nailed to the trunks of pine trees are portraits of the executed.

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Elephants around Lake Manyara in Tanzania were killing acacia trees by ripping off bark and leaving “pale ghostly white trunks.”

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On a daily basis, the park is flanked by street vendors cooking meals on propane grills or selling goods from the trunks of their cars.

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At a sauna in Peckham, south London, young professionals sit on scorching hot, wood-panelled benches, dressed in swimming trunks and bathing suits.

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Related Words

• bikini 
• swimsuit