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funks
verb(funk)
draw back, as with fear or pain
Synonyms: cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince,
funks
noun(funk)
a state of nervous depression
Synonyms: blue funk,
Examples:
He was in a funk.
funks
noun(funk)
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,
funks
noun(funk)
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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