Synonyms: funk
Definition: an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
Similar words: jazz
Definition: a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
Synonyms: Funk, Casimir Funk
Definition: 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)
Similar words: biochemist
Definition: someone with special training in biochemistry
Definition: a state of nervous depression
Usage: he was in a funk
Similar words: depression
Definition: a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
Synonyms: cringe, wince, squinch, shrink, flinch, funk, quail, recoil
Definition: draw back, as with fear or pain
Usage: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right