Dictionary Check: funk

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"funk" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

noun

United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term β€˜vitamin’ for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)

Synonyms:
noun

a state of nervous depression

Example: "he was in a funk"
Synonyms:
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

verb

draw back, as with fear or pain

Example: "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

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