Synonyms for chunk
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Lump — A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g.…
lump, piece, portion, hunk, slice, bit, fragment, scrap, cutting, chip, snippet, clip, crumb, hunch, particle, sliver, morsel, shred, modicum, flake, snip
3. Bundle — A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic
Verb
1. Throw — to throw
throw, chuck, bowl, cast, toss, pitch, lob, dash, heave, launch, hurl, fling, sling, shy, bong, peg slang, jerk dated, hurtle formal dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
The statue broke into chunks.
- n. 2
A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic.
- n. 3
A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone. A large or substantial portion of something.
- v. 1
To throw.
Related words
- Word family
- chunk-blower chunkful chunky chunker
Example sentences
- piece He showed kindness by giving me a piece of advice.
- portion A small portion of ham, please, and a draught beer.
- lump I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.
- hunk We won't get very far with this hunk of junk.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1, shy1, peg1, lob1
- 4 letters
- ball1, cast1, bowl1, chip1, clip1, dash1, jerk1, toss1, lump1, bong1, hunk1, hurl1, snip1, glob1
- 5 letters
- piece1, throw1, pitch1, chuck1, slice1, scrap1, shred1, fling1, sling1, flake1, hunch1, crumb1, clump1, heave1
- 6 letters
- launch1, bundle2, sliver2, morsel2, hurtle2
- 7 letters
- cutting2, portion2, cluster2, snippet2, modicum3
- 8 letters
- particle3, fragment2, polyword, chunkful
- 9 letters
- collocate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bundle2 = 2 syllables).