chunk
noun [C] /tʃʌŋk/Definition
› a roughly cut piece: a chunk of cheese/meat pineapple/tuna chunksMasses and large amounts of things › informal a part of something, especially a large part: a chunk of text a substantial chunk of our profits Three hours is quite a chunk out of my working day.Masses and large amounts of thingsWords meaning parts of things
(Definition of chunk noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appendage noun
- body noun (MAIN PART)
- cartridge noun
- compartment noun
- component noun
- constituent noun (PART)
- element noun (PART)
- ingredient noun
- item noun
- module noun
- panel noun (PART)
- part noun (SOME)
- piece noun (THING)
- section noun (PART)
- side noun (PART)
- slice noun (PIECE)
- sub- prefix (SMALLER)
- subdivision noun
- subsection noun
- unit noun (SEPARATE PART)
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