Rock vs. Funk — What's the Difference?

The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil

Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B). It de-emphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music.

A large piece of rock which has become detached from a cliff or mountain; a boulder

A state of great fear or panic

Used to refer to someone or something that is extremely strong, reliable, or hard

A coward

Money.

A style of popular dance music of US black origin, based on elements of blues and soul and having a strong rhythm that typically accentuates the first beat in the bar

Rock music

A strong musty smell of sweat or tobacco

A gentle movement to and fro or from side to side

Avoid (something) out of fear

Move gently to and fro or from side to side

Give music elements of funk

Dance to or play rock music

A strong, usually unpleasant smell; reek.

Wear (a garment) or affect (an attitude or style), especially in a confident or flamboyant way

A hearty or earthy quality appreciated in music such as jazz or soul.

Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.

A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bassline.

A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.

(Slang) An unsophisticated quality or atmosphere of a region or locality

A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

A state of cowardly fright; a panic.

A naturally formed aggregate of mineral matter constituting a significant part of the earth's crust.

A state of severe depression.

One that is similar to or suggestive of a mass of stone in stability, firmness, or dependability

A cowardly, fearful person.

Rocks(Slang) Money.

To shrink from in fright or dread.

(Slang) A large gem, especially a diamond.

To be afraid of.

(Slang) Crack cocaine.

To shrink in fright.

A varicolored stick candy.

(countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.

Rock candy.

A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.

A rocking motion.

(obsolete) Touchwood, punk, tinder.

The act of rocking.

(countable) Mental depression.

(Music) A form of popular music characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, rock incorporates a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Also called rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll.

(uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.

To move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically.

(countable) One who fears or panics; a coward.

To sway violently, as from a blow or shock.

(intransitive) To emit an offensive smell; to stink.

To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker. Used of ores.

(transitive) To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.

(Music) To play or dance to rock music.

(ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.

(Slang) To be excellent or outstanding. Used in exclamations of approval.

(transitive) To frighten; to cause to flinch.

To move (a child, for example) back and forth or from side to side, especially in order to soothe or lull to sleep.

An offensive smell; a stench.

To cause to shake or sway violently.

One who funks; a shirk; a coward.

To disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium of; upset

A state of fear.

To excite or cause strong feeling in, as by playing rock music.

A mildly depressed state of mind; - often used in the phrase blue funk.

To wash or pan (ore) in a cradle or rocker.

An earthy, seemingly unsophisticated style of jazz music having elements of black American blues and gospel.

In mezzotint engraving, to roughen (a metal plate) with a rocker or roulette.

A shrinking back through fear.

(Slang) To exhibit, display, or use with flair

To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.

A formation of minerals, specifically:

To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person); as, to funk a task.

(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

To frighten; to cause to flinch.

A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.

To emit an offensive smell; to stink.

(chiefly British) A boulder or large stone; or a smaller stone; a pebble.

To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice.

(geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.

A state of nervous depression;

(slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.

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)

A large hill or island having no vegetation.

Draw back, as with fear or pain;

(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.

A lump or cube of ice.

A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.

A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.

An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.

An Afrikaner.

An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.

Any of several fish:

The striped bass.

The huss or rock salmon.

A basketball.

A mistake.

(curling) stone.

(rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use

A crystal used to control the radio frequency.

An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.

A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals.

(countable) Distaff.

(uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.

To move gently back and forth.

(transitive) To cause to shake or sway violently.

(intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.

(transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

(intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.

To be cool.

To make love to or have sex with.

(intransitive) To sway one's body as a stim.

(intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.

To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.

(transitive) To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.

(transitive) To do something with excitement yet skillfully.

(transitive) To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).

See Roc.

A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.

A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.

Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.

That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.

Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.

The striped bass. See under Bass.

To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.

To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.

To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.

To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.

A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter;

Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust;

United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)

(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable;

Hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored

A genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western;

Pitching dangerously to one side

Move back and forth or sideways;

Cause to move back and forth;