funk
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1. 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.communication)
| hypernym | : | jazz, |
| definition | : | a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles (noun.communication) |
2. 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.person)
| instance hypernym | : | biochemist, |
| definition | : | someone with special training in biochemistry (noun.person) |
3. a state of nervous depression (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | depression, |
| definition | : | a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity (noun.state) |
4. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | retract, shrink back, |
| definition | : | pull away from a source of disgust or fear (verb.motion) |
5. 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.communication)
6. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | wince, |
| definition | : | the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication) |
7. 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.communication)
8. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | wince, |
| definition | : | the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication) |
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