Definition of funks

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • funks is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • funks is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • funks is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of funks


  • draw back, as with fear or pain (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cringe
    2. flinch
    3. quail
    4. recoil
    5. shrink
    6. squinch
    7. wince
  • a state of nervous depression (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was in a funk

    Synonyms

    1. blue 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) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. casimir 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 (noun)

See definition of funks in Merriam Webster