conk
/kɑŋk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.89 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
noun
Alternative spelling of conch.
Example Sentences
- "She came skipping to me just now, clapping her little hands and bleating about how very, very happy she was, dear Mrs Travers. The silly young geezer. I nearly conked her one with my trowel. I'd always thought her half-baked, but now I think they didn't even put her in the oven."
- "The barbecue cook, wearing a dirty white apron, his conked hair reddish and metallic in the pale sun, and a cigarette between his lips, stood in the doorway, watching them."
- "Therefore, have two or more engines, so that there is still some power left if one engine conks."
- "I watch television when it's playing, but it done conked out. Everything is conked out."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɑŋk/
- British English: /kɒŋk/
Usage
- Slang
- American usage
- Dated
- Colloquial