hunks
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 5
/hʌŋks/
Definition of hunks
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(dated, slang)A crotchety or surly person.
“Now, Bildad, I am sorry to say, had the reputation of being an incorrigible old hunks, and in his sea-going days, a bitter, hard task-master.”
“I used to fancy my revolver shooting when I was with the colours, and if I do get a chance I’ll put a shot through the old hunks, if only to prove to you that I’m no liar.”
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noun
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(dated, slang)A crotchety or surly person.
“Now, Bildad, I am sorry to say, had the reputation of being an incorrigible old hunks, and in his sea-going days, a bitter, hard task-master.”
“I used to fancy my revolver shooting when I was with the colours, and if I do get a chance I’ll put a shot through the old hunks, if only to prove to you that I’m no liar.”
- (dated, slang)A stingy man; a miser.
- (form-of, plural)plural of hunk
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Unknown.
Words you can make from hunks
16 playable · top: HUNK (11 pts)
Best play hunk 11 points4-letter words
5 words3-letter words
5 words2-letter words
5 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 front
A single letter you can add to hunks to make another valid word.
Front
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