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
(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)
synonyms : casimir funk
(noun) a state of nervous depression
"he was in a funk"
synonyms : blue funk
(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
synonyms : cringe , flinch , quail , recoil , shrink , squinch , wince
He quailed at the thought of slaughtering the calf. -added by naila_inlas

-tagged by Administrator

He flinched by the sight of the beast.

Mnemonics for funk

(Tag: ) funk= fraud(f) + uncle(unk), be afraid about fraud uncle.
added by shaktipada Edit Mnemonic

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