funk¹ /fungk/

1. A strong unpleasant smell, esp of smoke (obsolete or US dialect)
2. Pop or jazz music with a strong rhythm and a soulful quality (informal)

To stifle with smoke

To smoke and/or cause a strong unpleasant smell

funkˈy adjective

1. With a strong, musty, or bad smell (US dialect)
2. (of jazz, pop music, etc) unsophisticated, earthy and soulful, like early blues music in style, emotion, etc (informal)
3. In the latest fashion, trendy (informal)
4. Kinky (informal)
5. Odd or quaint (informal)

funk² /fungk/ (informal)

1. A state of fear
2. Panic
3. Shrinking or shirking from loss of courage
4. A person who funks

1. To flinch
2. To draw back or hold back in fear

To balk at or shirk from fear

funkˈiness noun

funkˈy adjective

funkˈhole noun (slang, orig military)

1. A place of refuge, a dugout
2. A place to which one can retreat for shelter, etc (figurative)
3. A job that enables one to avoid military service

blue funk see under blue¹

funk³ /fungk/

1. Decayed wood used for tinder, touchwood
2. A spark

• prismatical
• prismatically
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• prismatic compass
• prismatic compasses
• prismatic powder
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• phonemicization
• phonemicize
• phonemicized
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• phoner
• phoner-in
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