Dictionary Check: funk
"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 ‘vitamin’ for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
noun
a state of nervous depression
Example:
"he was in a 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
verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
Example:
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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