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funk

noun verb

an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar

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Word length
4
Starts with
F
Ends with
K
Contains
UN
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar

noun

  1. a state of nervous depression

    “he was in a funk”

verb

  1. draw back, as with fear or pain

    “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”

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he was in a funk
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

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