Funk

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A state of cowardly fright; a panic.
  • n. A state of severe depression.
  • n. A cowardly, fearful person.
  • v. To shrink from in fright or dread.
  • v. To be afraid of.
  • verb-intransitive. To shrink in fright.
  • n. Music An earthy quality appreciated in music such as jazz or soul.
  • n. Music A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bass line.
  • n. Slang An unsophisticated quality or atmosphere of a region or locality: "The setting is country funk” ( Nina Martin).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. spark
  • n. touchwood, punk, tinder
  • n. mental depression
  • n. A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly
  • v. To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear
  • n. Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour.
  • n. Music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An offensive smell; a stench.
  • n. One who funks; a shirk; a coward.
  • n. a state of fear.
  • n. a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the phrase blue funk.
  • n. an earthy, seemingly unsophisticated style of jazz music having elements of black American blues and gospel.
  • v. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
  • v. To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person).
  • v. To frighten; to cause to flinch.
  • verb-intransitive. To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
  • verb-intransitive. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch.
  • n. A shrinking back through fear.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A spark.
  • n. Touchwood; punk.
  • n. A strong and offensive smoky smell.
  • To stifle with offensive smoke or vapor.
  • To become afraid; shrink through fear; quail.
  • n. Cowering fear; a shrinking panic or scare; a state of cowardly fright or terror.
  • To kick behind, as a horse.
  • To get angry; take offense.
  • To kick; strike.
  • n. A kick; a stroke.
  • n. Ill humor; anger; huff.
  • Cross; ill-tempered.
  • To smoke offensively, as a fire or chimney, with puffs or gusts.
  • To shrink from or dread; be afraid of; back out from.
  • n. One who funks, shrinks from, or avoids, or who is in a state of funk.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a state of nervous depression
  • n. an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
  • n. United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
  • v. draw back, as with fear or pain
  • Equivalent
    funking   
    Verb Form
    funked    funking    funks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    depression    jazz    biochemist   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    blue funk   
    Form
    funky   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stench    shirk    coward    frighten    stink    flinch    fear    evade    shrink   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Monk    blunk    bunk    chunk    clunk    crunk    debunk    drunk    dunk    flunk   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    reggae    jazz    indie    blue grass    electro    salsa    pop    mcdermontt    hip-hop    rock'n'roll