trunk

English Thesaurus

1. a long flexible snout as of an elephant (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	neb, snout,
definition	:	a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose (noun.animal)

part meronym	:	elephant,
definition	:	five-toed pachyderm (noun.animal)

part meronym	:	mammoth,
definition	:	any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks (noun.animal)

2. compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	compartment,
definition	:	a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	boot,
definition	:	British term for the luggage compartment in a car (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar,
definition	:	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine (noun.artifact)

3. luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	baggage, luggage,
definition	:	cases used to carry belongings when traveling (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	footlocker, locker,
definition	:	a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	trunk lid,
definition	:	hinged lid for a trunk (noun.artifact)

4. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body part,
definition	:	any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body)

part holonym	:	diaphragm, midriff,
definition	:	(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration (noun.body)

part holonym	:	shoulder,
definition	:	the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm (noun.body)

part holonym	:	articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint,
definition	:	a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula (noun.body)

part holonym	:	serratus, serratus muscles,
definition	:	any of several muscles of the trunk (noun.body)

part holonym	:	side,
definition	:	either the left or right half of a body (noun.body)

part holonym	:	chest, pectus, thorax,
definition	:	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)

part holonym	:	middle, midriff, midsection,
definition	:	the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) (noun.body)

part holonym	:	waist, waistline,
definition	:	the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips (noun.body)

part holonym	:	belly, paunch,
definition	:	a protruding abdomen (noun.body)

part holonym	:	love handle, spare tire,
definition	:	excess fat around the waistline (noun.body)

part holonym	:	hip,
definition	:	either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh (noun.body)

part holonym	:	haunch,
definition	:	the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings (noun.body)

part holonym	:	abdomen, belly, stomach, venter,
definition	:	the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis (noun.body)

part holonym	:	back, dorsum,
definition	:	the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine (noun.body)

part holonym	:	arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush,
definition	:	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (noun.body)

part holonym	:	buttock, cheek,
definition	:	either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump (noun.body)

part holonym	:	loins,
definition	:	the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen (noun.body)

part meronym	:	body, organic structure, physical structure,
definition	:	the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) (noun.body)

5. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	stalk, stem,
definition	:	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	bark,
definition	:	tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	tree,
definition	:	a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant)