funk
(noun) an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
Funk, Casimir Funk
(noun) 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)
funk, blue funk
(noun) a state of nervous depression; “he was in a funk”
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain; “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
funk (countable and uncountable, plural funks)
(countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
(uncountable) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the one, and much syncopation.
funk (third-person singular simple present funks, present participle funking, simple past and past participle funked)
(intransitive) To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
(transitive) To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
funk (plural funks)
(obsolete) Spark.
(obsolete) Touchwood, punk, tinder.
funk (countable and uncountable, plural funks)
(countable) Mental depression.
(uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
(countable) One who fears or panics; a coward.
funk (third-person singular simple present funks, present participle funking, simple past and past participle funked)
(ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
(transitive) To frighten; to cause to flinch.
Source: Wiktionary
Funk, n. Etym: [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f fire.]
Definition: An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
Funk, v. t.
Definition: To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] King.
Funk, v. i.
1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
2. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] C. Kingsley. To funk out, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.] To funk right out o' political strife. Lowell (Biglow Papers).
Funk, Funk"ing, n.
Definition: A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] "The horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it)." De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
