n. A piece of tinder, sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.
n. Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
n. An attractive person (normally male).
n. Male ejaculate; semen.
v. To ejaculate.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou.
n. An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Touchwood; tinder; a kind of tinder made from a species of fungus; amadou. Also called punk.
n. A very small fire; a fiery spark or small flame; also, a lucifer match.
n. Mettle; spirit; pluck; obstinate resistance to yielding.
To kindle; show a flame or spark: used in phrases.
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n. the courage to carry on
n. material for starting a fire
Word Usage
"The lady gives off a quality that used to be called "spunk" - a combination of confidence, toughness, and charm that wins over voters, even when a track record commensurate with the office she seeks is lacking."