funk
Nouns
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(n) a state of nervous depression
- he was in a funk
- (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) Casimir Funk,
- (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
Verbs
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(v) draw back, as with fear or pain
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf