My old car is now in the junkyard.
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Junkyard
//ˈd͡ʒʌŋkˌjɑɹd//
Synonyms for "junkyard" (8 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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25 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- dipòsit de ferralla noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
Dutch
3 entries- schroothoop noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
- stortplaats noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
- vuilnisbelt noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
Finnish
3 entries- hajottamo noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
- kaatopaikka noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
- romuttamo noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
French
3 entries- casse noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
- cour à scrap noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
- décharge noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
German
3 entries- Müllabladeplatz noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
- Müllplatz noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
- Schrottplatz noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
Italian
1 entries- rigattiere noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
Latin
1 entries- dēpositus scrūtōrum noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
Polish
2 entries- złomowisko noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
- złomownia noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
Portuguese
2 entries- depósita por lixo noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
- ferro-velho noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
Russian
1 entries- сва́лка noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
Spanish
3 entries- basurero noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
- cementerio noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
- chatarrería noun (a business that sells used metal or items)
Swedish
2 entries- soptipp noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
- tipp noun (a place where rubbish is placed)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The Web is a big junkyard.
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Sami left the place looking like a junkyard.
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Sami's junkyard just keeps getting bigger.
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