funk

Funk has 1 syllable.

verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain.

noun. A state of nervous depression.

noun. 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. An earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar.