Stump and Trunk

Stump

Stump noun - The base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled.

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Trunk and stump are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trunk" instead a noun "Stump".

Nearby Words: stumped, stumper, stumpy, stumping

Trunk noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.

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Stump and trunk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stump" instead a noun "Trunk".

old	old stump	old trunk
full	full stump	full trunk
complete	complete stump	complete trunk
empty	empty stump	empty trunk
Other adjectives: hollow, massive, large, big, wooden, larger, severed, nearby, magical.

Stump the Trunk questions that require him to do laundry lists of albums, band members, song tracks, etc., often sequentially to boot.

Source: Series / That Metal Show
Stump the Trunk: Eddie tries to answer music trivia questions from the audience.

Source: Series / That Metal Show
In That Metal Show, Eddie Trunk can't stand when the co-hosts and guests "help" him when he's trying to puzzle out a Stump the Trunk answer, mainly because said "help" is anything but.

Source: Unwanted Assistance

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