junk : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
  high-yield bond.
  

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• a stout bottle made of thick dark-colored glass.

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• a dealer in old cordage, old metal, glass, etc.

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• noun stretches of DNA that do not code for genes
  
  • most of the genome consists of junk DNA

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• noun unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
  spam.
  

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• noun food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value
  

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• noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
  scrapheap; trash heap; garbage heap; refuse heap; junk heap; rubbish heap; trash pile.
  

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• (Whaling), a hook for hauling heavy pieces of blubber on deck.

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• noun third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant'
  

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• noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
  scrapheap; trash heap; garbage heap; refuse heap; junk heap; rubbish heap; trash pile.
  

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• . (a) A packing of soft material round the piston of a steam engine . (b) A metallic ring for retaining a piston packing in place ; (c) A follower.

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• noun a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods
  

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• a shop where old cordage, and ship's tackle, old iron, old bottles, old paper, etc., are kept for sale.

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• (Leather Manuf.), a large vat into which spent tan liquor or ooze is pumped.

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• (Mil.), a wad used in proving cannon; also used in firing hot shot.

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• hard salt beef for use at sea. Slang

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